Happy Hindu New Year!

[Cyrano]

Wishing all of you a happy and prosperous
Ugaadi
Gudi Padwa
Cheti Chand
Goru Bihu
Puthandu
Samvatsar Padwo
Chaitra Shukladi
Vishnu
...

[Manish_P]

Gudi Padwyacha Hardeek Shubhecha
From Mumbai, Maharashtra.

[Tanaji]

Happy Gudi Paadwa!

[Cyrano]

Clarification: This is the chandramana ie lunar calendar based New Year.
Some parts of Bharat follow Suryamana ie solar calendar like in Tamil Nadu for instance and their new year comes a few days later.

[Amber G.]

Happy new year!
For the record:


Vikram Samvat 2082 (Hindu Lunisolar Calendar - Northern India) - March 30, 2025 (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada)

Celebrated as Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa (Maharashtra), Ugadi (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka), and Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year).

- Shaka Samvat 1947 (Indian National Calendar) - Start Date: March 22, 2025

Officially used by the Government of India alongside the Gregorian calendar.

Tamil New Year (Puthandu) - Tamil Calendar - April 14, 2025

Based on the solar calendar, marking the beginning of Chithirai month.

Malayalam Calendar (Medam 1, Kollavarsham 1200) - : April 14, 2025
Followed in Kerala.

Bengali New Year (Pohela Boishakh - Bangla Calendar 1432)- April 14, 2025
Celebrated in West Bengal, Bangladesh, and among Bengali communities.

Odia New Year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti or Pana Sankranti)- Start Date: April 14, 2025
Observed in Odisha.

Punjabi New Year (Vaisakhi - Nanakshahi Calendar 556)- April 14, 2025

Marks the harvest festival and Sikh New Year.

Gujarati New Year (Bestu Varas - Vikram Samvat 2082)- October 21, 2025

Celebrated the day after Diwali.

For me it is , of course - The Kali Yuga Era, as per the Surya Siddhanta - ( gati kul ) is on March 30 it is start of year 5026

[Yayavar]

Baisakhi is across Punjab including Pakjab.
It is really a harvest festival.

Same seems to be the case with Vishu/Bihu etc., all are harvest festivals. Perhaps have traditionally become new years though the calendar starts a little earlier.

Not sure why goi chose Saka calendar when traditionally Vikram samvat is used.

[Amber G.]

Not sure why goi chose Saka calendar when traditionally Vikram samvat is used.

Some of us remember when this debate was taking place..when GoI adopted the Saka calendar as the national calendar in 1957.., despite Vikram Samvat being more widely used traditionally.

There were several 'reasons given for this' -

-The Saka calendar was chosen for its uniformity and consistency, as it is based on the solar year, whereas Vikram Samvat is a lunisolar calendar (and easy to 'calculate' - no additional or loss of 'tithis' or 'months'.

- The Saka calendar is more consistent - in terms of astronomical calculations, as it is based on the tropical solar year (used in most other places)

- The adoption of the Saka calendar was seen as a way to promote national integration and unity, as it was considered a more neutral and secular option compared to Vikram Samvat, which has strong Hindu associations.

- The Saka calendar is closer to the Gregorian calendar used internationally, making it easier for India to interact with other countries.

Despite all this, when all said and done , Vikram Samvat remains widely used in traditional and cultural contexts, particularly in North India.

[Yayavar]

At the time item 2 probably was the driver for the partition scarred leadership.

Thanks for the info