Delhi University to release ‘Panchang’; aims to disseminate rich ancient Indian knowledge system and tradition

The varsity will release the Panchang with a focus on the theme 'Indian Knowledge Tradition' on the occasion of its centenary year

PGurus Newsdesk

April 27, 2023

The varsity will release the Panchang with a focus on the theme 'Indian Knowledge Tradition' on the occasion of its centenary year

Delhi University to launch ‘Panchang’ on April 28 to celebrate 100 years

With an aim to connect the youth to the rich ancient Indian knowledge system and tradition, Delhi University (DU) will release a ‘Panchang‘ (religious almanac) prepared by it on April 28. The Panchang will be shared among students across the country.

Prepared by the varsity’s Value Addition Courses Committee, the Panchang will be released with a focus on the theme ‘Indian Knowledge Tradition’ on the occasion of its centenary year.

The Panchang will be released by DU Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh in the presence of several personalities from the fields of literature and culture, including the varsity’s department heads, teachers, students, and researchers, among others. The Panchang will be provided for everyone free of cost during the program at the varsity.

The chief guest at the program will be Ramlal, the all-India Sampark Pramukh of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

The committee’s president, Niranjan Kumar, said, “Our Panchang is more advanced than the Western calendar. It is more scientific and informative. Delhi University’s Value Addition Courses Committee is all set to script a new history on this.”

“It is quite unfortunate that Panchang has disappeared from our homes as well as from the minds of the youth. Through this Panchang, DU is trying to connect the students to the Indian knowledge system.

“The Western calendar only provides dates and holiday-related information. But the Indian Panchang contains dates, days of the week, ‘nakshatra’, ‘karan’, ‘yog’ etc., along with all our festivals and other important dates,” Kumar added.

According to DU, it would also tell students about the importance of ‘Indian Panchang’ and the accuracy of mathematical calculations of Panchang in the Indian knowledge tradition.

Describing the launch of the almanac as a historic event, Kumar said that this is happening for the first time in the history of DU when the varsity is releasing a Panchang for the dissemination of ancient Indian knowledge.

“The Panchang will be a useful step in introducing students to the rich and ancient Indian knowledge tradition,” he said.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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