Editorial
New Year: Kaliyugabd 5112
According to the Indian Sanatana calendar, the new year begins on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, which is why this day is called Varsh Pratipada. This Sanatana calendar is not related to any person or event like other calendars, but is based on time itself. Being based on time, it is completely scientific and is divided into vast units like Kalpa, Manvantara, and Yugas. The sage-scholars of India have preserved this calendar for eternity through the ritual of the Sankalpa text, which is mandatorily recited during any religious ceremony. At the beginning of the Sankalpa, according to the recitation of the timeline, the first phase of the twenty-eighth Kali Yuga of the Shvetavaraha Kalpa in the second half of the life of the creator, Lord Brahma, is prevalent. In the first phase of the Kali Yuga, the year 5112 of the Kaliyugabd has begun from the 3rd Chaitra solar month, Vikrami Samvat 2067, and March 16, 2010. According to this time description, 5111 years of the Kali Yuga have passed by the beginning of the Shobhan named Vikrami Samvat 2067. Therefore, the new year Kaliyugabd 5112 has now begun from Varsh Pratipada. By the immense grace of the Almighty God, may the new year Kaliyugabd 5112 be auspicious for all.
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada
Not just for India, but a revered day for all of humanity
Thakur Ram Singh
New Year: Currently, there are more than 70 calendars prevalent in the world. The new years of the respective countries are celebrated according to their own calculations and cultural and religious traditions and beliefs. However, the significant fact about all these calendars is that their basis is not the all-encompassing cosmic time, but a specific person, event, class, sect, or country.
Indian Culture: In the world, only Indian culture is one that is eternal because its root is the Vedas. The principles given in the Vedas are eternal truth and constant. Despite being the most ancient, they are always new.
History of Varsh Pratipada: There is much disagreement among scholars about the history of the current human creation. Western astronomers, philosophers, thinkers, and their religious texts consider it to be 6-7 thousand years old. However, due to continuous research in the geological field, scientists are now beginning to accept that the antiquity of human creation is beyond human imagination. According to the details given by Indian time experts or in the Vedas, this human creation is about 2 billion years old.
An Open Letter to the New Generation of the Country on the New Year
Dr. Pradeep Rathore
Hey, new generation of India! I have deliberately addressed you with 'Hello', although this word is not on my tongue. Had I addressed you with something else, I might not have been able to establish a connection with you. Did you recognize me? I am Shobhan Samvatsar, your new year. When I knocked, you did not hear me. I was not welcomed in my own country. Have you forgotten me? When the foreigners' new year came on the night of December 31, you were very happy.
O new generation! That was the foreigners' new year which you celebrated with great pomp, not the Indians'. The Indians' new year is me. It seems I will have to introduce myself to you. I am the Indian New Year. I arrive every year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. I have been celebrated in different ways in different parts of the country. This year my name is Shobhan Samvatsar.
The Essence of Sankalpa
Ram Bhau Sathe
Among Hindus, before starting any auspicious work, the priest makes the person recite a Sankalpa, and then the work begins. The Sankalpa and other mantras are in Sanskrit. The meaning of the word Sankalpa is 'resolve'. To make a Sankalpa means to make a resolve, to decide to do work. One who is born continues to work. In the context of doing work, this resolve of the intention taken in the mind is called Sankalpa. Before starting any auspicious work, we pronounce this Sankalpa, that is, the resolve of the intention, in a prescribed manner.
A Gem from Vikramaditya's Royal Court: Varahamihira
Lajja Ram Tomar
About fifteen hundred years ago, during the 'Golden Age' of Indian history, the Gupta period, when the people of the country were happy in every way and the country was safe from external invasions, there was unprecedented progress in the fields of art, literature, and science. At that time, in the central region (present-day Madhya Pradesh), Varahamihira was born in the house of a Brahmin named Adityadas in a village called Kapittha near Ujjayini (present-day Ujjain), a major center of learning and knowledge. Varahamihira was a very famous scholar of astrology in ancient India during the Gupta period. Among the astronomers of ancient India, Varahamihira is the most famous. One of his famous works is 'Panch-Siddhantika', meaning five principles. This is considered an authentic text on astronomy and astrology.
Maharana Pratap in the Haryanvi Language
Ramsharan Yuyutsu
Maharana Pratap was born on Jyeshtha Shukla, Tritiya, Kaliyugabd 4642 (Vikrami Samvat 1597, 1540 AD) as the prince of the then Mewar state in present-day Rajasthan. He was a contemporary of the Mughal ruler Akbar. The tales of the valor of the heroic Maharana Pratap are a glorious chapter in Indian history. 'Saang' is the crown of Haryana's theatrical tradition, which has also been called the national drama here. The famous Saangi of Haryana, Pandit Mangeram, wrote and staged about forty Saangs. Among the heroic Saangs, his Saang 'Chittorgarh ka Kehari' (The Lion of Chittorgarh) has been on the noteworthy list.
New Efforts to Create Dialogue with Muslims
Dr. Kuldeep Agnihotri
India's contact with Muslims began shortly after the death of Prophet Muhammad. The first Arab invasion of India took place in Kaliyugabd 3738-39 (636-37 AD). The conflict between India and the followers of Islam is the longest in the history of Islam. In the initial phase of Hindu-Muslim dialogue, a stage comes that cannot be ignored. This stage is known as the Sufi sect. The Sufis also reduced the dogmatism of Islam regarding God and, to some extent, challenged the army of intermediaries that had emerged between God and the devotee. During the Islamic rule, Akbar attempted a Hindu-Muslim dialogue out of his ambition for power.
