Happy New Year, Baisakhi, Vishu!!!

[KarthikSan]

Iniya Puthandu Nal Vaazthukkal! Ignore Dr. Artiste

Happy Baisakhi and Vishu!!! Good eating

[vina]

Happy Vishu to all ye Mallus and Tamils.. and Baisakhi . Yeah. New Year as well for the Tamil folks. Dr Artiste can go walk.

Oops left out all the eastern India folks.. Oriya, Assam, Bengalis and everyone else who follow the solar calendar. Happy New Year.

[Rahul M]

best wishes everybody !
it's bengali new year tomorrow, so an early shubho noboborsho as well.

[shiv]

ditto from me

[JwalaMukhi]

HAPPY Vishu, Bishaki and New year to all.

[Dilbu]

Happy New Year!!

[Sanju]

Happy New Year folks!

I have been reliably informed that this year Vishu is on the 15th. Maybe due to the "Karuthe Vava" (New Moon) today. I am doing the Vishu kanni for my family tomorrow.

[RamaY]

Best wishes to everyone on this auspicious day!

[surinder]

I am surprised, is Baisakhi (even by other names) celebrated outside of Punjab?

Is it considered to be a New Year by others?

[Rahul M]

surinder ji, this day is celebrated virtually everywhere in India under various names. in fact a compilation of all the festivals would be a nice read.

the new year celebration goes by the name poila boishakh (1st day of baishakh) in bangla.

[Prem]

This is the janam Din of Khalsa !! Congratulations to every one.

[Victor]

Bihu greetings to all.

[surinder]

This is the janam Din of Khalsa !! Congratulations to very one.

Yes, Prem, today is indeed the Janam Diwas of the Khalsa. Congragulations to everyone!!!

I am glad that this day is celebrated all over India (different names, that don't matter)? Points to our Civilizational Unity.


Rahul M, poila boishakh sounds almost like Baisakhi (the name in Punjabi).

[Rupesh]

Happy Vishu, Baisakhi, poila boishakh to all..

[JE Menon]

Warmest wishes to all on Vishu, Baisakhi, poila boishakh, bihu, etc...

wish i was in mallustan at the moment...anyway GSLV flies today!!! nice coincidence.

[putnanja]

Happy vishu & Baisakhi!!

Interesting that Baisakhi appears to be closely related to Vaishaka, the month name in sanskrit ( Vaishaka being the second month in lunar calendar, following chaitra ). But it doesn't make sense as Baisakhi is celebrated as a solar calendar event.

[Manu]

Baisakhi di Lakh Lakh Badhai to all

In 1699 at Keshgarh Sahib near Anandpur, Guru Gobind Singh Formed the Khalsa on this auspicious day..

[Muppalla]

Best wishes to all on Vishu, Baisakhi, poila boishakh, bihu, etc...

[chaanakya]

இனிய தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்

Happy Tamil New Year. Normally falls on 14 April.

[SBajwa]

Happy Visakhi!! The tenth Guru Sri Guru Gobind Singh was an intellectual of supreme qualities. He not only chose this day but sent invitation to people all over India (Bidar, Dwarka, Dhaka, Hastinapur, Lahore, Jagannath Puri, Haridwara, Prayag) on the creation day of the Khalsa.

Surinder!! Actually the National Indian Calendar (also called Desi Mahine in Punjabi) is Vikramaditya Calendar (Bikrami calendar) which has following names.

Vaishakh is new year becuase it is the time when crops are ready to be harvested in all over India (From Tamil Nadu to Kashmir From Sindh to Nagaland)


1 Chaitra 30/31 March 22* --- Chet in Punajbi/ Chetra in Hindi
2 Vaishākh 31 April 21 --- Baisakh/Visakh -- Time to harvest the Rabi Crops
3 Jyaishtha 31 May 22 --- Jeth /Jsheth --- Hot and dry
4 Āshādha 31 June 22 --- Haad --- Hot and dry
5 Shrāvana 31 July 23 --- Saun/Saawan -- Kharif Crops Monsoon season for Rice, etc crops
6 Bhādrapad 31 August 23 -- Bhadron/Bhadon --- monsoon, same
7 Āshwin 30 September 23 --- Asso
8 Kārtik 30 October 23 --- Katte
9 Agrahayana 30 November 22
10 Paush 30 December 22 poh/ Cold -- time to sow the Rabi Crops
11 Māgh 30 January 21 Maag
12 Phālgun 30 February 20 Phagun

so!! instead of January/February the Indian subcontinent should use these Desi calendars (created during Vikramaditya reign) which are much more practical and goes along our agricultural based economy.