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Hindu calendar in nepal: Hindu New Year has started in India. Hindu New Year 2082 has started from Pratipada of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. This Hindu calendar run by Vikram Samvat was made in India. All the work continued through this for a long time in India. But now English ie Gregorian calendar is used for all government and private works in our country. But there is also a country in the world, where even today the government and government work are done from the Hindu calendar with Vikram Samvat.
In India in 1954, the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s government adopted the Hindu calendar in the country with the English calendar, but all the work continued from the English calendar. But this neighboring country of India has made the Hindu calendar the official calendar of its country. This calendar is also known as Vikram Samvat calendar or Vikrami calendar, which runs 57 years ahead of the English calendar.
Official importance has been given to Vikram Samvat in Nepal
India’s neighboring country Nepal is the only Hindu country in the world, where the Hindu calendar itself has been given the importance of the official calendar. All the official, administrative work of Nepal is done according to the Hindu calendar. Which Nepal officially started using in 1901 AD. The Rana dynasty of Nepal recognized Vikram Samvat as an official calendar.
The new year starts in Nepal from the day before the month of Baishakh, which starts between 13 and 15 according to the English calendar. However, Hindu New Year in India begins with Pratipada of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month 15 days after Holi. With the onset of Hindu New Year in India, Navratri also begins, in which nine different forms of Maa Durga are worshiped.
All functions are done through Hindu calendar in Nepal
Nepal has a public holiday on the first day of the new year. Apart from this, all the official functioning of the country, government budget, financial year, holiday and even election date are issued according to the Hindu calendar Vikram Samvat. Apart from this, the beginning of academic year, national holidays and festivals are also decided according to Vikram Samvat in Nepal’s educational system. However, in India, even today, more Hindu calendar is given importance in religious works like worship, yajna, marriage.