Indian Calendar vs. Gregorian: How the Christian Calendar is Holding Us Back | Dr. CK Raju on ACP 86

[@krishnajar]

Finally someone got hold of him. He should be all over the podcasts on KZbin

[@vishalkumar040393]

Indeed! It is always a pleasure to listen to Prof. C. K. Raju.

[@AcharyaChanakya108]

Prof CK Raju is one of India's greatest minds alive!

[@IntegralYogaWarrior]

Yes, I have shared with all of my friends this video. CK Raju sir is excellent

[@ivanballeram6112]

It will make no difference because now it is internationally recognised,moreover hindus use their own panchang to fix the dates of dates of festivals.

[@MadhavBhandari-k4c]

This is why Nepal continues to use the official Bikram Sambat calendar instead of the Catholic calendar. Most people in Nepal are either unaware of or have no interest in the Catholic calendar.After the monarchy was overthrown, some leaders tried to impose the Catholic calendar, but the people of Nepal firmly rejected it. We don’t need to conform to a foreign system. I hope India will also move towards adopting the Bikram Sambat calendar, embracing its own heritage and breaking free from the lingering influence of foreign occupation.

[@ravigohil999]

That is good. Nepal is a step ahead in rejecting the non sense calendar.

[@pavitraranjanswain4010]

In India also official Calender is Sakabdha.

[@ravigohil999]

@@pavitraranjanswain4010 I don’t think so. The person in the video is saying that he tried to get the government to use the calendar but they didn’t.

[@pavitraranjanswain4010]

@@ravigohil999 : Go to Potal of Government of Odisha Calender. I am not able to post it's link here.

[@MrMohantypnk]

​@@pavitraranjanswain4010: You are right. In Odisha it was since 1950.

[@dailyui636]

Finally Abhijit sir found a competition in terms of knowledge! What an amazing episode! Thank you sir. Bharat is really incredible!

[@crypton_8l87]

🙄 He's not "competing." Scholars are not into competitions.. they keep their minds open to Learning.

[@Immortal_lion99]

lol........prof ck raju is wayyyyyyy beyond abhijit chavda in knowledge. Chavda is also a well-read guy, and clearly both respect each other as is evident from the podcast. And scholars dont 'compete', they 'collaborate'.

[@abhilashuppala9944]

This conversation should get a million views at least and should be taught in all schools...

[@rakadus]

Part of NCERT mathematics curriculum and chapters in maths text book.

[@ankitakachhap7933]

Could'nt agree more.

[@narveenaryaputri9759]

I totally agree. We can do our share by circulating it in our own spheres and network. Play it in organized groups.

[@shumbuk4383]

Whoa CK Raju! His talks are so interesting..watched him for years! Such a great teacher.

[@nathingops]

Bharat is truly a holy land of knowledge. So proud to see how our ancestors were so highly intelligent and discover so many things with just limited set of scientific tools available at their time. Just imagine that if our ancestors had access to all the modern technology now, they would have created more wonders. Jai Maa Bharati 🙏

[@Vsl2015]

They did not invent those which will destroy nature

[@divyasinghphougat8520]

Its a joy listening to C K Raju ji.

[@codedusting]

What did you understand?

[@sridharradhakrishnan5134]

He learnt that CK Raju saying your are not collies of west ..fool

[@ROHITKumar-gl6mm]

😂great ​@@sridharradhakrishnan5134

[@Soorilee]

The academic calendars (Vacations) too are set as per British seasons. April, May & June were good for the British officers employed in India bec it was summer there, preferred in a cold country. For us better season is winter so we must have vacation from Navratri to Diwali & weekly off on Thursdays

[@SS-eh4um]

Hi. What's the significance behind Thursday having to be a holiday?

[@richaladdha1973]

​@@SS-eh4um due to the Novena mass that happens at noon on Thursday

[@Rohit_Gawande_Patil]

Thank you ​@@richaladdha1973

[@Parth_Si]

​@@richaladdha1973 still didn't understand the Thursday thing. I googled novena mass it is related to Christian thing and not any Hindu thing or any scientific thing.

[@Vajrasattvam]

Summer holidays are still important in India. Thanks to the high temp all over most of the country, it's hard for students, teachers and professionals to spend time pent up indoors and trying to focus with so much heat.

[@caesarharsh0077]

Mr chavda is a great listener...and he dosent unnecessarily interrupt the speaker ...something amateur allahabadia and shamani should observe and learn....

[@Batega_toh_Katega_Hindu_108]

I agree

[@sanvc]

Thanks a lot for discussing this topic. Rashtriya Sevika Samiti, prints the Hindu Calendar. I have been using it, for more then 2 years. I got introduced to it, by one of my friend. No point in having holiday on sundays too, since we don't go to church. We should align with our calendar, which is very scientific as well. Everyone of us, can do it at individual level. i.e. practice Hindu Rashtra, don't wait for govt to declare it.

[@ManojSingh-bg9ue]

It's a shame that we have all these great personalities in every field who can counter all the falsehood that have been taught to us and yet we are still being taught all the bullsh*t in our books. We failed as a civilisation!!

[@3ggymania]

Fascinating discussion. Thank you for uploading this!

[@vijayrk7329]

Pranams to the great man!!

[@NrupaPatel-ze7sm]

Please call the Dr. C K Raju Sir for another podcast because there are so many things, which we can learn from him...

[@pavitraranjanswain4010]

Their knowledge is half cooked. Western Christian Church new year startes from 1st Advent not 1st January. The Eastern Church follow Jews lunar Calender like South India and month start from new moon.

[@datarampurohit6964]

प्रणाम प्रोफेसर राजू।IAS Shimla, especially its pathways and porches, it's galleries and gathering- halls used to resound with your scholarly naad. Good that you are back to your guru Brihasati seat

[@nirabkarki2838]

NEPAL uses Bikram Samvat calendar. Hope India follows soon.

[@Jagannath38103]

Lol Vikram samvat kalantar is Indian king vikramaditya invention and we use it.

[@Testerr101]

​@@Jagannath38103you use it officially since when?

[@Jagannath38103]

@@Testerr101 we use in daily life Vikram samvat panchang Which Hindu festival is coming this month Laxmi Pooja we prepare for Karthik maas do you know in bharat every community have own kaalanter even I'm Bengali we celebrate New year in pratham vaishakh bharat is very diverse.

[@राजन्यसिंहवर्मा]

शकसम्वत् और शालिवाहनसम्वत् भिन्न हैँ एक नहीँ। शालिवाहनसम्वत् जिसे शकान्तसम्वत् भी कहते हैँ भलेही अब उसे शकसम्वत् समझते हैँ किन्तु दोनोँभिन्न हैँ। शकोँ को सम्राट् विक्रमादित्य ने पराजितकर उन्हेँ शूद्रवर्ण मेँ रख खेतीबाड़ी का काम दिया। पश्चात् विदेश से और शक आए तो उन्हेँ महाराजशालिवाहन ने पराजित किया और शालिवाहनसम्वत् जिसे शकान्तसम्वत् भी कहते हैँ चलाया। शकसम्वत् ५८३ बीसी को प्रारम्भ हुआ था। अब पुनः शक उत्तर मेँ उत्पात मचा रहे हैँ।।

[@nirabkarki2838]

@@Jagannath38103 That's good to know but whole country of India should switch to Bikram Samvat calendar imo.

[@kannanramasamy3460]

Thanks for sharing this podcast Abhijit Chavda ji. Dr CK Raju ji has explained the whole astronomical science behind the calender concept.

[@pranithmaddirala]

Love Prof CK Raju ❤

[@deodattaindap146]

From my childhood I felt that English calendar is not in sync with Nature, but I felt Indian calendar is totally scientific and Natural because it takes moon's phases in calculation and considerations. Thanks for wonderful podcast to enlighten us on such critical topic

[@ROHITKumar-gl6mm]

During my school days I was confused why we are getting Dussehra, Diwali in different months and dates every year. Sometimes diwali is too cold other times moderate. And the onset of Rainy and Summer season, every year the month and date deviates. I met Astrologer many times they have software which calulated the tithi, nakshatra, Rashi very minutely. Rashi of person changes in 10-15 minutes and thats how the letter for name is decided. In western world they have same zodiac signs for whole month.

[@jssastry8919]

Three generations ago, we in India were not using European calendar. We are tuned to use only this now. If we start using Indian calendar sincerely now on wards, it may take another three generations to revrt to original and scientific system. LET US START

[@Batega_toh_Katega_Hindu_108]

I started

[@achunaryan3418]

Amazing conversations. Please bring him again for an Indian astrology/astronomy episode.

[@amitsaxena7048]

As an IIT Alumnus and an astrology student, I would like to humbly submit that Vedanga Jyotish consists of astrology also. If you take Atharva Vediya Jyotish by Om Narayan Dvivedi - it has chapters on both astronomy and astrology. In my opinion, astronomy and astrology have always historically gone hand in hand.

[@lakshmiv1662]

The primary purpose of Vedanga jyotisha is kala nirNaya shaastra. To determine time by using the relative motion of earth, moon, sun in the background of stars. This is called Siddhantaa. Later hora shastra or astrology got added. Siddhanta texts do not contain astrology. The key takeaway is that 3000 years of astornomy also ment 3000 years of mathematical development, visible in the works of AryabhaTa, Bhaskaracharya, and others, all the way to the 16th century Kerala what is called by modern folks as Kerala School of Mathematics. It is nothing but the continuation of tradition from Aryabhata, but Aryabhata clearly states that everything is not invented by hm, he has built up on the works of his ancestors.

[@dharmverma7595]

In 772 the caliphate of Baghdad invited several Indian mathematicians to teach them Hindu mathematics. In early 13th century Fibonacci, who learned Indian mathematics while living with his father in what is now Algeria, to Italy. There he wrote a book describing Indian numbers and mathematics and how to use it for trade and business. Even before that Moors in Spain had invited several Indian scholars to Spain to teach them and translate all knowledge about Hindu math, astronomy, astrology etc. That was, I believe in 8th or 9th century. At that time Europeans could not understand the concept of zero. The Roman church declared the concept of zero an “ invention of devil. It took 7 or 8 hundred years before they understood the importance of zero.

[@hidum5779]

I could listen to him all day.

[@Rachoo-5]

Amazing Episode

[@Rishi123456789]

Thank you for getting CK Rajuji onto your show, Abhijitji. CK Rajuji is one of my most favourite people ever along with Kapil Kapoorji and Shrikant Talageriji. Hopefully someday you can get Kapil Kapoorji and Shrikant Talageriji on your show too. Anyway, I completely agree with everything that CK Rajuji said in this video.

[@Immortal_lion99]

yes along with konerad elst ji and michel danino ji

[@TheGulashan]

very informative , a real Maharshi Dr CK Raju . Govt should take his suggestion seriously.

[@aashishdabral4478]

It was an honor and privilege to listen to the podcast.

[@vinayakjoshi5029]

Great knowledge comes out from this discussion, made easy and clear for connecting dots. many thanks 🙏

[@rakeshkapoor]

This is one of the best articulated talks of Dr. C K Raju on Calendar. Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@srr2937]

This should be the next course on Abhijit Sir's offerings on KZbin. Indian calenders and astronomy.

[@ROHITKumar-gl6mm]

Prof CK Raju's podcast on Mathematics is also intresting where he has explained how Church has got the mathematics from Bharat.

[@geetaliification]

Please more talks with C. K. Raju....many many more

[@aviraljanveja5155]

We need more people working on this as part of the Indian knowledge systems program of NEP 2020.

[@ROHITKumar-gl6mm]

We have most brilliant minds of the world, their knowledge is not utilised by the govt. Because all the policies are formed by the IAS officers who thibg that they are the boss in our Country, they are expert in everthing, and their lobby even bends down the govt. There is too much bureaucracy in every department and ministry of the govt. Their power should be reduced so that we can utilize the guidance of great minds like Dr Raju.

[@Ghadiali]

As usual another highly educative video discussion, thank you so much for enlightening Abhijit and the honourable guest. 👍🙏🇮🇳

[@umaneelakantan9327]

I think the Hindu Cakebdar shiuld be ysed for all areas of Planning, ... Administrative Planning, Space Technology and Astronomy, Weather Research, etc ..

[@RaviNallavelli-jp5wg]

Thanks!

[@liviaminssenmazzocato1645]

Huge respect to dr CK Raju and to you, Abhijit sir. Thank you. 🙏

[@chasri8358]

Beautiful gems! thanks for sharing🙏

[@pranaypaul6361]

Fascinating eye opening conversation. It only shows us how much even in our daily lives we don’t know/ not aware of. Thanks for inviting such stature of guest and make the knowledge spread. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@umeshjagtap63]

Very very important podcast of knowledge in my life time Thanks to both of you

[@risingsun9064]

Dr. Raju is a gem, so precise and thoroughly knowledgeable.

[@vathavale]

Shat-shat naman Abhijit ji for getting such a knowledgeable person. Lot of such gems are hidden from us... Would appreciate if one such gems is brought to your platform

[@Vishal-]

Real important for people to know their civilisational systems in order to come out of shackles of ‘mental colonialism’

[@ericp6496]

India was more enslaved prior to the Brits showing up. Sad but true.

[@sumeshbagwandin4434]

This is such a useful and informative discussion. Thank you.

[@BharatXtreme]

we need to introduce bharats own calender system in the main stream.

[@bluewaters2231]

what are u sayg?? in india we hve dt-mth-yr. still, our stupid electricity board uses d american method. now hw many people understd it. banks put d commas accordg to millions n billions n not lacs n crores. need spine to stand up n not be servant class all d time.

[@user-jp9eu1vf7g]

Yep Chins already had

[@paparinomansa7272]

We need to decolonize from all kind of colonizations, be it by Greeks,mughals,or Britishers and get back to the Sanskrit language and research our ancestry before those manipulations from all the colonizers.

[@baṭo_saṅsārin]

Absolutely true ​@@paparinomansa7272

[@ska4666]

Solution is very simple, you start using all things traditional and we’ll see the Change😊

[@malur1980]

Dhanyawad for this podcast 😊😊😊

[@shiftenter10]

Our Calendar is christian and mentality is Islamic

[@crypton_8l87]

Our woke mentality is exactly like Slave - to both Islam and Xtianity.

[@SindhuSaraswati]

Thats hiw we have become sickular country

[@bluntbob6723]

Yeah we have lost our heritage.

[@sejaltamhane3389]

Amazing podcast. Have been hearing abt it since I was a child. Chavda sir is getting amazing guests, no dull moment in entire episodes. One suggestion only for aesthetics, plz dpnt get me wrong, could the backdrop be made a bit more interesting?

[@artificialization]

wow o wow!!! so many questions answered which had for over 20-30 years. Thanks for bringing him Abhijit. Nice interview. He didsnt digress at all

[@chiranjeev5]

Most most most awaited

[@vayuice]

In school panchang should be taught.

[@sanchitwadehra]

Abhijit ji Dr. Ck Raju ke saath ek podcast kariye specifically define karte hue ki maths mein kya galti hai aur ganit mein kya sahi hai meine unke kayi lecture sune jahan pe unhon ne ye point bola par exactly kehna kya chahte vo kabhi bhi asal mein detail mein samajh nahi paaya agar aap donon iss topic pe discuss karenge toh clarity aajayegi

[@shilpakatti7755]

Omg 😮 amazing ❤ thanks very much dear Chavda ji ❤

[@narveenaryaputri9759]

This is an excellent mini-documentary. Dr. Raju is amazing with his empirical and wise explanation. He makes it easy for those who, like me, do not know Mathematics. The forcing of a religious calendar onto those colonized is part of the Imperialistic strategy. The methods the British used to rule those whom they colonized is, frankly, quite spectacular. The ones colonized are only now beginning to rise up and reclaim themselves, their cultures and their authenticity. Thank you, Abhijit, for bringing Dr. Raju to us. This must be circulated often and on various venues by bringing Dr. Raju on again, discussing various aspects of the Calendar. One example is the fact that 400 years were just 'eaten up' when the Julian was switched over to the Gregorian. Also, I ask for an interactive session where listeners can write in comments on a live recording or even call in. It will be fascinating to hear the questions and comments from the listeners and hear Dr.Raju's explanations. It will give us an idea about how educated the public are, and how much more needs to be done. Thanks you again, Abhijit. My aadar bhari pranam to Dr. Raju and to you.

[@IntegralYogaWarrior]

I am literally impressed by CK Raju ji. Abhijit sir thankyou for such an incredible information. Bharat mata ki jai

[@saraswatiupadhyay5387]

Life long fans of Raju sir here. Need more such conversations regarding each of his books subjects of Time, arithmetic, rajju ganit

[@raginiraginiragini12345]

Listening to him first time, embarrassed that I am very unaware of these gems and I am glad I reached here! ❤️

[@SumitAggarwal-p6x]

We should ask BeerBiceps to conduct a podcast with Dr. CK Raju for more wider audience.🧐👍

[@vish2553]

Oh no! I can’t stand his horrible tongue tied accent!

[@rampauludaipaul763]

You are amazing. You made it so easy to understand .

[@rohaansahu2924]

Even before watching the video, I thank Abhijit sir and the team of young individual who work with him and make such quality in terms of audio and video. I have thoroughly enjoyed the last few podcast with the guests. Immediately clicked as soon as I saw Dr. CK Raju.

[@rajuchitrada9187]

Excellent, nice, fantastic, marvelous, hats off, superb, eye opener, life changing, can not miss, do not miss it,... ... ... ...

[@hariniswaminathan6494]

Excellent interview - somehow I feel very few people have the ability to question indoctrinated beliefs and even among the few, it is mostly Hindus who have this ability Prof Raju. I always thought CE and BCE were a secular attempt to live away from BC and AD - but he is so right. Why is it common era? It should be Christian Era and Before Christian Era.. hats off - thank you!

[@caesarharsh0077]

Excellent podcast. Very informative.

[@tusharwalia786]

I love how Dr. C. K. takes swigs of water from his rugged utility bottle. Thanks for this episode!

[@ffinfac]

Always eye opening.. to hear Acharya Shri Abhijeet Chawda Everything about Abrahmic systems is about control And everything about us Dharmiks is about liberation.

[@renlamomtsopoe]

And everything about you is propaganda

[@floe61]

@@renlamomtsopoe And everything about you is ignorance.

[@renlamomtsopoe]

@@floe61 you just described yourself rightly

[@ericp6496]

Wrong. Very wrong.

[@binaydhawa7666]

😂😂😂

[@dikshitreddy2707]

Ending was Banger 👊🤣🤣🤣 1:16:03

[@harryp7107]

Very interesting indeed and based on this information on being unscientific.

[@ericp6496]

Satanic /= scientific.

[@ithedimpleboi]

You can appreciate Nepal for this ❤

[@umeshkhetan]

😂😂😂

[@ithedimpleboi]

@@umeshkhetan Has kyu raha hai bhai

[@umeshkhetan]

@@ithedimpleboi Nepal ka angle kyu ghusa riya hai bhai

[@Batega_toh_Katega_Hindu_108]

Why?

[@Batega_toh_Katega_Hindu_108]

Is Dr. C. K. Raju from Nepal?

[@prashanthpadmarajan]

This was great to watch.

[@ऋषभx]

It's a shame that this Christian calendar is still imposed upon us after 75 years of so-called independence.

[@Divine_wave23]

Congress did it😊

[@jagatsimulation]

​@@Divine_wave23 love khangress 😊 ❤

[@chandrashekharkalyanaraman5224]

Well, it has become an international calendar, just like the unscientific English has become an international language. Not easy to do undo such blunders.

[@Cartoon_World_Dhamaka]

It can be changed but you know there will be a lot of fight etc

[@shubhpatel2350]

​@@chandrashekharkalyanaraman5224 unscientific and script less English 😂

[@jeevanreddy2964]

What a discussion sir 👌 thank u

[@thewing1226]

Great show!❤❤❤

[@dBlution]

I thank you sir, for the valuable insights, I'm very humbled 🎉🎉🙏🙏🙏

[@dBlution]

I also have 1 question on days in a week..... how it was captured?

[@surendrawanza299]

Respect to such exact scientific knowledge based on astronomy. Please pass on such knowledge to younger generations and capture in books and spread the knowledge. At least people will understand the basis of the history of different calendars. This is deep but needs to be passed on. Thank you for your podcast/video.

[@sns_creativity]

Great talk... Unique topic which you will not get anywhere...

[@AnandRajappan]

Shri Dr. C.K.Raju is 🔥💥 really deserves Bharat Ratna and wish his ways of teaching Ganith, rather than the false Formal Math, are used in the Bharat across all schools and colleges

[@sgirl6154]

Funny thing I have noticed is Canadian winters begin after Diwali. Early Deepavali ~ early snow. It is our marker to get winter tires for our cars here in Alberta. This discussion makes me understand why.

[@mvm5499]

Jyotish itself has shad angas and the first two are gola(spherical astronomy) and ganita (mathematical movement calculations of bhur , bhuvah and suvah). Therefore Jyotish is both astronomy and astrology, not just one! This is an amazing talk!

[@rakshithdeshpande399]

Thanks for the information 🙏

[@adityarajsinghrathor]

Don't know how much more time will it take to get True Independence...

[@agniswar3]

But nowadays all Indians use both the Hindu panchang and the Gregorian calendar in unison. In my home we have a calendar that has both Gregorian and Panchang dates printed on it.

[@ericp6496]

Delusion doesn't take long to acquire at all.

[@Haveagodday-w8m]

Great one🙏👏

[@sriramayadavalli206]

🙏Superb Podcast.

[@SrikanthIyerTheMariner]

Fantastic talk

[@skanda138]

All over the world, the month of April is the year beginning. Pity that we've been fooled for all these years

[@rskitchenstory]

Love your videos, but pls add some pics and other pictorial charts as information to make things more simpler from next time❤❤

[@arjunsinghrathore9252]

Excellent Raju sir

[@colarunjoshi]

It was nice meeting you at Jaipur.

[@rajeshshukla15]

अभिजित जी इस प्रकार अदभुत संवाद को हिंदी भाषा में भी करने की कृपा करें

[@avsingh4995]

Thankyou very much indeed ❤

[@aimlesssurfer8607]

Damn, I was just thinking about this topic by Dr. CK Raju a few mins ago....and here it is 😮

[@kvapower3925]

A version of what PROF. Raju is saying! The reason July and August each have 31 days dates back to ancient Rome and the reforms of the Julian calendar by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE. The original Roman calendar had fewer months and days, leading to an inconsistent system that needed regular adjustments. Caesar’s reform established a 365-day calendar with a leap year every four years, assigning most months 30 or 31 days, except February, which varied in leap years. July was named in honor of Julius Caesar, who designated it as a 31-day month. Later, when Caesar Augustus came to power, the month after July was renamed August to honor him. To ensure August was not shorter than July, it was also given 31 days. Some sources suggest that Augustus added a day to August by borrowing from February to keep the calendar balanced and prevent any perceived dishonor between his month and Caesar’s  .

[@AnandRajappan]

Whatever their history, one thing is clear that they were unscientific and useless and had complicated many and left the world with colonial superstitious math

[@chandrashekharsinghchauhan]

Please explain the science behind Muhurat, ghati, pal, vipal, pahar etc.

[@MrJamesthomas07]

We are very well to known on debates and arguments in social medias..on science ..when it comes to scientific theories and proposals we struggles to stand firm on scientific methodology and slowly falls to religious mythologies..that’s why we don’t get recognitions from scientific community even in our country ..

[@Batega_toh_Katega_Hindu_108]

That's exactly why we should boycott Christian religious calander and embrace Hind's (India's) scientific "secular" luni-solar calendar.

[@riseup2227]

Hell of a knowledge this guy has

[@उज्ज्वलकुमार-फ6थ]

Yes he is right .. We should follow our own calendar

[@AnalyticalSoul-z1n]

Excellent.

[@Pharaohof21stcentury]

Write a book on OUT OF INDIA narrative

[@shumbuk4383]

42:48 "But that predates the Aryan invasion?" "Ahh there's no Aryan invasion!" That was too heart warming.

[@VolodymyrBoyka]

That laugh was so contagious and justified that I started laughing too just sitting alone at home. Our wavelengths matched! 😂

[@Vatsav11]

AC's timing and tone was just perfect 🤣

[@AARYAN-r1A1]

Hindu is not a religion like abrahmics.....hindu is a geo cultural identity. So it is a HINDU calendar.

[@infinitebeing1119]

Hindu calendar is based on nature. Sun and moon cycles but Christian calendar is religion calendar. All the farmers use Hindu calendar to know time of harvesting but you can't do with Christian calender.

[@StudyGod-tl3qh]

Hindu sanatan is more than that

[@raghuramakrishnabezawada6120]

Sir. . publish original indian calender who all know it's benifits will follow it . Mainly Agriculture is Monsoon dependent . Maintence of Dams, canals.......

[@crypton_8l87]

Traditionally our family followed the Chandramana calendar