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Astronomy & Cosmology

Indian National Calendar (Saka calendar reform)

adopted 1957Calendar Reform Committee (chaired by Meghnad Saha)Calendar Reform Committee report (1955)Pan-Indian / unspecified

1957

A unified, scientifically corrected civil calendar adopted alongside the Gregorian calendar.

Dated
1957
As scholars put it
adopted 1957
Originator
Calendar Reform Committee (chaired by Meghnad Saha)
Source text
Calendar Reform Committee report (1955)
Region
Pan-Indian / unspecified
Discipline
Astronomy & Cosmology
Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Verification
Reference-cited

Fair to say

Used officially, but with limited everyday uptake.

Path to modern innovation

India's official civil calendar.

Builds on

References

  • 1Calendar Reform Committee report (1955)

Further reading

Corrections and additional sources: edit IND-273 on GitHub.