New Year revelry has never been my mug of coffee. Every New Year, I have to encounter some “Western calendar refuseniks” on social media, who target the occasion with their cultural and astronomical arguments. Why has the Vikram Samvat that begins on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada failed to dethrone the Gregorian calendar? While the Gregorian calendar is a tropical solar calendar, …
GUJARATI NEW YEAR 2022: Gujarati New Year or Bestu Varas is celebrated a day after Diwali, which falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada of the Kartik month. This year due to Solar Eclipse on October 25, Vikram Samvat 2079, or Gujarati New Year 2022, will start on Wednesday, October 26. GUJARATI NEW YEAR 2022: DATE Bestu Varas is celebrated all day …
