NEW YEAR.. DETAILS

New year?

The New Year is the day that marks the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. In many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner.  

The New Year of the Gregorian calendar, today in worldwide use, falls on 1 January, continuing the practice of the Roman calendar. There are numerous calendars that remain in regional use that 

calculate the New Year individually. With the expansion of Western culture to the rest of the world 

during the twentieth century, the 1 January date became global, even in countries with their own New Year celebrations on other days (e.g., China and India). 

The Tamil Nadu Tamil New Year (Declaration Bill 2008) was introduced in the House by the Tamil Nadu DMK Government on 29 January 2008. According to the statement of objects and reasons of 

the Tamil Nadu Tamil New Year (Declaration) Act 2008, the Governor in his address to the House had announced that in view of the consensus amongst some Tamil scholars that the first day of the month of Thai is the first day of the Tamil year, the Government had decided to declare the first day of Thai as the Tamil Nadu Tamil New Year Day. This legislative enactment of the DMK government was not without controversy. It abolished the Tamil calendar for purportedly 

secular reasons and reaffirmed the use of the Tiruvalluvar era created in the 20th century as the official calendar. The order abolishes the use of traditional Tamil Years in the 60 year cycle. It 

proposes that 14 January of every year be celebrated as Tamil New Year in addition to the famous harvest/farmer festival Pongal. But the said resolution has been met with resistance. and has been 

challenged in court.The opposition AIADMK and MDMK in Tamil Nadu condemned the decision of the DMK Government in that state and urged their supporters to continue celebrating the traditional date in mid-April. Tamils in Sri Lanka and in other diaspora communities 

worldwide continue to observe the new year in mid-April. as they are outside of the jurisdiction of the Tamil Nadu State of India. 

Nava (new) Varsha (year) is celebrated in India in various regions in March–April. 

New Year's Day in the Sikh Nanakshahi calendar is on 14 March. 

The Telugu New Year generally falls in the months of March or April. 

The people of Andhra Pradesh, India celebrate the advent of New Year's Day in these months. This day is celebrated across entire Andhra Pradesh as UGADI (meaning the start of a new Year). The first month is Chaitra Masam. Masam means month. 

Kashmiri Calendar, Navreh (New Year): 5083 Saptarshi/2064 

Vikrami/2007–08 AD, 19 March. 

Gudi Padwa is celebrated as the first day of the Hindu year by the people of Maharashtra, India. This day falls in March or April and coincides with Ugadi. (see: Deccan) Ugadi, the Kannada New Year is celebrated by the people of Karnataka, India as the beginning of a new year according to the Hindu Calendar. The first month of the New Year is Chaitra. 

Sindhi festival of Cheti Chand is celebrated on the same day as Ugadi/Gudi Padwa to mark the celebration of the Sindhi New Year. The new year of many South and Southeast Asian calendars fall between 13 and 15 April, marking the beginning of spring. 

Punjabi/Sikh New Year is celebrated on the 14th of April in Punjab. 

Nepali New Year is celebrated on the 1st of Baisakh Baisākh (12–15 April) in Nepal. (Not to be confused with Nepal Era New year) 

Assamese New Year (Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu) is celebrated on 14–15 April in the Indian state of Assam. 

Bengali New Year (Bengali: পহেলা বৈশাখ Pôhela Boishakh or Bengali: বাংলা নববর্ষ Bangla Nôbobôrsho) is celebrated on the 1st of Boishakh (14–15 April) in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. 

Oriya New Year (Vishuva Sankranti) is celebrated on 14 April in the Indian state of Orissa. 

Tamil New Year (Puthandu) is celebrated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on the first of Chithrai . In the temple city of Madurai, the Chithrai Thiruvizha is celebrated in the Meenakshi Temple. A huge exhibition is also held, called Chithrai Porutkaatchi. In some parts of Southern Tamil Nadu, it is also called Chithrai Vishu. The day is marked with a feast in Hindu homes and the 

entrance to the houses are decorated elaborately with kolams. While the holiday generally falls on 13 or 14 April, this may no longer be the case (officially at least) in Tamil Nadu in the future, as a bill declaring the first day of the Tamil month 'Thai' (January 14) as the new Tamil New Year day was unanimously passed in the Tamil Nadu State Assembly. 

Malayali New Year (Vishu) is celebrated in the South Indian state of Kerala. 

In some parts of Karnataka, the new year may be celebrated in midApril, although it is most commonly celebrated on the day of Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtrian new year. All over the world, majority of working class get their monthly earning on 1st of every month, hence importance is for the English calendar and celebrating new year is meaningful. 

Everyone wish to go through, least possible suffering, in everything in life. Wishing them, in this direction is naturally welcome one and it has relevance throughout the year.   

My heartfelt wishes to all to have least possible suffering, hardship in their day to day activities, peacefulness, prosperity, good health and happiness.