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Here are some differences between Nanakshahi and Bikarmi calendars. Sikhs must have their own separate calendar since every major religion have their own calendar. Besides, Bikarmi is outdated and simply ridiculous and not according to Gurbani. It has no fixed dates and in 13,000 years Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Sahib will come in summer and Vaisakhi in winter. All of the information is taken from an article by Pal Singh Purewal. I urge readers to read the entire article "Guru Granth Sahib and Nanakshahi Calendar". I am posting just a small portion from it.

Comparison between Nanakshahi and Bikrami Calendars

  1. Nanakshahi is based on length of Tropical year 365d 5h 48m 45s. Bikarmi is based on Sidereal year 365d 6h 9m 10s
  2. In Nanakshahi days in months 31 or 30; first five months contain 31 days each and last seven 30 days each -a very simple rule to remember. In Bikarmi months may contain 29,30,31 or 32 days; no simple rule for determination of the number of days in a given month
  3. In Nanakshahi fixed leap year rule -last month to have 1 extra day every four years. In Bikarmi no fixed rule
  4. In Nanakshahi fixed dates of Sangrands in Common Era. In Bikarmi Sangrand depends on entrance of sun into ‘rasis’, dates of Sangrands not fixed in Common Era.
  5. In Nanakshahi permanent relation between seasons and months; will stay according to Gurbani. In Bikarmi months will shift in seasons - on the average by 1 day per 70 / 71 years - already shift of 7 / 8 days since Guru Nanak Sahib’s time.
  6. In Nanakshahi Gurpurbs on fixed dates according to both Nanakshahi and Common Era calendars. In Bikarmi Gurpurb dates change from year to year in CE calendar.
  7. In Nanakshahi all Gurpurbs occur once every year, according to both NS and CE calendars. In Bikarmi in some years no Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, while in others it occurs twice in one year of the CE calendar. In 1999 CE there was no Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib.
  8. In Nanakshahi no ‘unclean’ month (malmaas) in the year. No month or day is ‘clean’ or ‘unclean’ according to Gurbani. In Bikarmi a ‘mal mas’ or ‘unclean month’ is added every two or three years in the lunar year to keep it in step with the solar year. In this month Gurpurbs cannot be celebrated. This whole thing is contrary to Gurbani.
  9. In Nanakshahi Gurpurbs fixed according to solar dates e.g. 23 Poh for Parkash of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, and 23 Poh will always occur on 5th January. (We gave precedence to the original solar dates over the lunar dates and English dates.) In Bikarmi Gurpurbs fixed according to lunar dates e.g Poh Sudi 7, therefore, changing from year to year in CE calendar. The lunar year contains 354 / 355 days while solar year 365 / 366 days. When ‘mal mas’ is added the lunar year becomes 383 / 384 days long. In 2000 CE Poh Sudi 7 was on 13th January according to Surya Siddhanta Panchangas (UP), while on 14th January according to Punjab Panchangs. So the same Gurpurb was celebrated on two different dates - on 13th January in Patna Sahib, and by some in Punjab on 14th January. Another problem of the lunar calendar is that the same ‘tithi’ can happen on two days or two ‘tithis’ can happen on one day.

Some of the objections raised in public meetings by the opponents of the Nanakshahi Calendar:

Objection: Since, in Guru Granth Sahib the tuk “ਆਵਨਿ ਅਠਤਰੈ ਜਾਨਿ ਸਤਾਨਵੈ ਹੋਰੁ ਭੀ ਉਠਸੀ ਮਰਦ ਕਾ ਚੇਲਾ ॥723" relates to the Bikrami calendar date, and that there are Banis in Guru Granth Sahib related to tithis, we cannot give up Bikrami calendar. Further, if we give up Bikrami calendar how are we to explain the meaning of this line to our children?

Answer:

ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਪ-ਤੋਲ ਅਦਿ ਇਕਾਈਆਂ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਕੁੱਝ ਤੁਕਾਂ:

ਸੁ ਸਬਦ ਕਾ ਕਹਾ ਵਾਸੁ ਕਥੀਅਲੇ ਜਿਤੁ ਤਰੀਐ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੋ ॥

ਤ੍ਰੈ ਸਤ ਅੰਗੁਲ ਵਾਈ ਕਹੀਐ ਤਿਸੁ ਕਹੁ ਕਵਨ ਅਧਾਰੋ ॥ - ਪੰ: 944

ਗਜ ਸਾਢੇ ਤੈ ਤੈ ਧੋਤੀਆ ਤਿਹਰੇ ਪਾਇਨਿ ਤਗ ॥ ਗਲੀ ਜਿਨ੍‍ਾ ਜਪਮਾਲੀਆ ਲੋਟੇ ਹਥਿ ਨਿਬਗ ॥

ਓਇ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਸੰਤ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਬਾਨਾਰਸਿ ਕੇ ਠਗ ॥1॥- ਪੰ: 476

ਰਾਖਹੁ ਕੰਧ ਉਸਾਰਹੁ ਨੀਵਾਂ ॥ ਸਾਢੇ ਤੀਨਿ ਹਾਥ ਤੇਰੀ ਸੀਵਾਂ ॥ - ਪੰ: 659

ਕਬੀਰ ਕੋਠੇ ਮੰਡਪ ਹੇਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਹੇ ਮਰਹੁ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸਾਢੇ ਤੀਨਿ ਹਥ ਘਨੀ ਤ ਪਉਨੇ ਚਾਰਿ ॥ - ਪੰ: 1376

ਊਡੇ ਊਡਿ ਆਵੈ ਸੈ ਕੋਸਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਪਾਛੈ ਬਚਰੇ ਛਰਿਆ ॥ ਤਿਨ ਕਵਣੁ ਖਲਾਵੈ ਕਵਣੁ ਚੁਗਾਵੈ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਕਰਿਆ ॥3॥- ਪੰ: 10

ਮੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਕੈਰਉ ਕਰਤੇ ਦੁਰਜੋਧਨ ਸੇ ਭਾਈ ॥ ਬਾਰਹ ਜੋਜਨ ਛਤ੍ਰੁ ਚਲੈ ਥਾ ਦੇਹੀ ਗਿਰਝਨ ਖਾਈ ॥2॥ - ਪੰ: 693

ਘੜੀ ਮੁਹਤ ਕਾ ਲੇਖਾ ਲੇਵੈ ਰਤੀਅਹੁ ਮਾਸਾ ਤੋਲ ਕਢਾਵਣਿਆ ॥5॥ - ਪੰ: 127

ਆਪੇ ਕੰਡਾ ਆਪਿ ਤਰਾਜੀ ਆਪੇ ਤੋਲਿ ਤੋਲਾਇਆ ॥ ਆਪੇ ਸਾਹੁ ਆਪੇ ਵਣਜਾਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਣਜੁ ਕਰਾਇਆ ॥

ਆਪੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਸਾਜੀਅਨੁ ਪਿਆਰੈ ਪਿਛੈ ਟੰਕੁ ਚੜਾਇਆ ॥1॥- ਪੰ: 605

ਕਹਿਆ ਸੁਣਹਿ ਨ ਖਾਇਆ ਮਾਨਹਿ ਤਿਨ੍‍ਾ ਹੀ ਸੇਤੀ ਵਾਸਾ ॥ ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸਾ ਖਿਨੁ ਤੋਲਾ ਖਿਨੁ ਮਾਸਾ ॥4॥3॥11॥ - ਪੰ: 1171

ਗਜੀ ਨ ਮਿਨੀਐ ਤੋਲਿ ਨ ਤੁਲੀਐ ਪਾਚਨੁ ਸੇਰ ਅਢਾਈ ॥ ਜੌ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਚਨੁ ਬੇਗਿ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਝਗਰੁ ਕਰੈ ਘਰਹਾਈ ॥2॥ - ਪੰ: 335

ਸਾਢੇ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਮਣ ਦੇਹੁਰੀ ਚਲੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਅੰਨਿ ॥ ਆਇਓ ਬੰਦਾ ਦੁਨੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਤਿ ਆਸੂਣੀ ਬੰਨ੍‍ ਿ॥ - ਪੰ: 1383

ਖਿਨੇ ਪਲੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਵਸੈ ਭਾਈ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਲਣੁ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥10॥4॥ - ਪੰ: 637

ਵਿਸੁਏ ਚਸਿਆ ਘੜੀਆ ਪਹਰਾ ਥਿਤੀ ਵਾਰੀ ਮਾਹੁ ਹੋਆ ॥ - ਪੰ: 12

We have discarded ਅੰਗੁਲ, ਹਾਥ, ਹਥ, ਗਜ and are using centimeters, and meters to measure length. We have discarded jojn, kos and are using kilometers to measure distance. We have discarded ਵਿਸੁਏ, ਚਸੁਏ, ਘੜੀ, ਪਲ, ਮਹੂਰਤ and are using seconds, minutes, and hours to measure time. We have discarded ਰਤੀ, ਮਾਸਾ, ਟੰਕੁ, ਤੋਲਾ, ਸੇਰ, ਮਣ and are using milligrams, grams, kilograms, and quintals to measure weight.

All these units that we have discarded are mentioned in Gurbani. Why, then, can’t we discard the Bikrami Calendar whose months wander in seasons and do not stay according to Gurbani?

Yes, there are Banis in Guru Granth Sahib depicting tithis of the lunar calendar. But, Guru Sahib in one such Bani, sums up towards the close :

ਆਪੇ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥ ਏਹਿ ਥਿਤੀ ਵਾਰ ਦੂਜਾ ਦੋਇ ॥

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਅੰਧੁ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ॥ ਥਿਤੀ ਵਾਰ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਮੁਗਧ ਗਵਾਰ ॥ ਪੰ: 843

and Bhagat Kabir Ji’s Bani says it in no uncertain terms:

ਕਾਹੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਬਾਮ੍ਨ ਹਰਿ ਨ ਕਹਹਿ ॥ ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਪਾਡੇ ਦੋਜਕੁ ਭਰਹਿ ॥ 1 ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ਆਪਨ ਊਚ ਨੀਚ ਘਰਿ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਹਠੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਿ ਉਦਰੁ ਭਰਹਿ ॥

ਚਉਦਸ ਅਮਾਵਸ ਰਚਿ ਰਚਿ ਮਾਂਗਹਿ ਕਰ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਲੈ ਕੂਪਿ ਪਰਹਿ ॥ 2 ॥ - ਪੰ: 970

You can explain the meaning of the tuk - “ਆਵਨਿ ਅਠਤਰੈ ਜਾਨਿ ਸਤਾਨਵੈ ਹੋਰੁ ਭੀ ਉਠਸੀ ਮਰਦ ਕਾ ਚੇਲਾ ॥" to the children the same way you have been explaining the meanings of ਅੰਗੁਲ, ਹਾਥ, ਹਥ, ਗਜ, ਜੋਜਨ, ਕੋਸ, ਵਿਸੁਏ, ਚਸੁਏ, ਘੜੀ, ਪਲ, ਮੂਰਤ, ਮਹੂਰਤ, ਰਤੀ, ਮਾਸਾ, ਟੰਕੁ, ਤੋਲਾ, ਸੇਰ, ਮਣ, ਟਕਾ, ਦਾਮ which are mentioned in Gurbani and no longer in use.

Objection: Christians celebrate Easter according to the lunar calendar. Muslims celebrate their sacred days according to the Hijri calendar which is a purely lunar calendar. Why can’t we?

Answer: Easter, even though celebrated according to the lunar calendar, falls within a well defined period. It cannot occur before 22nd March or after 25th April in any year. It stays within the spring season, since its determination is based on 21st March of the Gregorian solar calendar which is based on the length of the tropical year. But the Bikrami lunar calendar is attached to the Bikrami solar year which is not based on the length of tropical year. So, the dates of the lunar calendar also shift in seasons. In 13000 years Diwali would occur 6 months later in the Gregorian calendar, in the months of April-May, instead of October-November as at present., and parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Sahib would then occur in May. Is this what we want to happen? Like other dates which have been fixed in the Nanakshahi calendar we should fix the dates of Holla Muhalla, Bandi Chhor Divas(Diwali), and and parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Sahib too, so that these dates do not drift as well.

Secondly, in the U.K. there is a movement to fix the date of Easter according to the solar calendar and get it de-linked from the lunar calculations. In fact, in 1928 an act was passed in both houses of the British parliament that Easter be celebrated on the first Sunday after the second Saturday in April. To make this act into law the last stage remains. An effort was made in 1999 in the House of Lords to complete the final stage. However, after a debate for a few hours the Hon’ble Lord who placed the motion was persuaded to withdraw it.

Muslims use a lunar calendar. But there are no adhik or malmasas. Holy Quran forbade the 13th intercalary month. In the Hindu calendar the extra month is introduced every two-three years to keep it in step with the solar calendar. In 2061 BK the month of Sawan is repeated, i.e. there are two months of Sawan, making thirteen months or 383/384 days in the lunar year. This is the reason why in 2004 CE there is no parkash Gurpurb of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib according to the Bikrami calendar. Poh Sudi 7 of Bikrami lunar calendar has been pushed by this extra month into January 2005. Since there are two months called Sawan I and Sawan II, tithis of Sawan Gurpurbs occur twice separated by a month. Such an extra month could be designated in Chet, Vaisakh, Jeth, Harh, Sawan, Bhadon, Asu, or Phagun. Complicated, isn’t it? Not only that, two lunar dates could occur on the same day or same lunar date could occur on two consecutive days.

Objection: Guru Sahiban used the Bikrami Calendar, and they did not find anything wrong with it.

Answer: Guru Sahiban used the Bikrami calendar because it was the calendar used by the people for day-to-day requirements, like fixing of dates of marriages, religious performances, dating of events etc. Guru Sahiban used tola, man, ser, gaz, kos, ratti, moorat(Muhurat), pal, gharhi etc. They did not find anything wrong with these too, yet these units have been discarded, even though these are mentioned in Gurbani.

Objection: If Guru Sahiban had wanted to, they could have made a new calendar.

Answer: Certainly, but they did not. Neither did they invent the telephone, the car, airplanes, and other modern appliances like TV’s, Computers etc. It was left by them for the following generations of engineers and inventors.

Objection: We had managed for 500+ years without the new calendar. We could have continued like that.

Answer: People had managed without cars, airplanes, telephones, cell phones, TV’s, fridges, etc., for thousands of years, and could have continued to manage like that.

Objection: Why had no one before Mr. Purewal come up with this idea?

Answer: Is Mr. Purewal to blame for that? But here are the reasons:

S. Karam Singh Historian had this misgiving that Bikrami calendar was accurate to seconds in thousands of years , but it was not. The Bikrami year, which is sidereal, was out by almost three and a half minutes from the modern value of the sidereal year, and by more than 20 minutes from the length of the tropical year. Other historians accepted S. Karam Singh’s word. Mr. Purewal had an interest in astronomy, studied Hindu treatises like Surya Siddhanta, Graha Laghva, Makrand Sarni that pundits used for calculation of panchangas; he was a computer professional, he had written computer programs - probably before anyone else - based on the methods given in those treatises; he was a student of Gurbani; he was a student of Sikh history, he had produced the “500 Year Jantri”, calculated according to Surya Siddhanta, which had been published by the Punjab School Education Board in 1994 CE; he had intellectual pursuits as his hobby (he was on the Punjab Chess Team in 1961 which participated in the Nationals; he was a member of the Bedfordshire Chess Team in England), he was a Science and Math teacher in Punjab before emigrating to England in 1965; he was Senior Engineer with Texas Instruments, Bedford, in England before moving to Canada in 1974; he was Manager of Data Processing Department of a company in Canada, he is a co-inventor of a device which is patented in Canada - isn’t this enough of a background for a person to come up with a single new idea?

(Please forgive me for mentioning all of the above. It was unavoidable to answer the question. )

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The Nanakshai calendar was an important step forward for Sikh Autonomy, Sikh independant mind state, and clear step towards Sikhs being recognized as a seperate religion.

The failure of sikh leaders to unanimously accept the Nanaksahi calendar, due to some weird sense of loyalty to Indian brotherhood meant that it resulted in much damage to sikh identity.

The leaders were afraid of change. When the brave few went ahead with the nanaksahi calendar, it resulted in the ex-communication of some good sikhs because of politics and unwillingness of the sikh leaders to accept change for the better.

Furthermore, it dealt a major setback to sikh claims that they were not just a mere offshoot of hinduism, but a distinct religion.

In terms of politics, The sikh leaders did not want to upset mother India i guess. The same mother who's constitution practically calls sikhs "hindus".

Makes me wonder why some sikhs coplain at all over the Indian constitution calling them hindu, if they are unwilling to endorse the nanaksahi calendar in full to finally step away from being labelled a branch of hinduism.

We know that Sikh leaders made mistakes in 1945 during the partition struggle. They had choices which would of determined how the future years would of panned out for sikhs. Most say they were unwise in their choices. Much happened in between 1945 upto present day. We learn that from history. Our leaders have made mistakes in the past because of their unwillingness to let go and stand up on their own two feet.

"But wise are those people who learn from their mistakes and never make them again."

Sikh leaders now once again have choices to make, little in importance though it may seem, it will determine how sikhs are perceived to the world, and more importantly to ourselves. It will also have an impact on the next genearation of sikhs.

I support the full worldwide ACCEPTANCE and RECOGNITION of the Nanakshahi Calendar.

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The lunar calendar is much more accurate than the solar one. It is what is used in Gurbani, which is perfect, the analogy of cars/planes/phones etc is illogical and irrelevant. Guru Sahib had the knowledge at their disposal to implement a solar calender if they so wished (it was already in use by Christian countries). Why don't we start wearing carbon fibre dastars or replace the Kirpaan with a gun?

You claim 'every religion must have its own calendar'. That is absurd - we share the sun, moon, days and nights. I guess we must have our own sun and moon too?

Some things are best left the Guru Ji wanted them. We've lost enough of our history as it is.

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The lunar calendar is much more accurate than the solar one. It is what is used in Gurbani, which is perfect,

False. Solar calendar is more accurate because it is based on tropical year. Lunar calendar keeps shifting. You provide no reasoning whatsoever and took no time in refuting the article. In Bikarmi calendar there was no Gurpurab of Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1999 and sometimes we have two Gurpurabs in the same year. How is this accurate?

the analogy of cars/planes/phones etc is illogical and irrelevant. Guru Sahib had the knowledge at their disposal to implement a solar calender if they so wished (it was already in use by Christian countries).

It is not absurd. Your argument is the same as the question addressed in the first post. Guru Sahib did not support Bikarmi calendar or accepted it as the Sikh calendar. It is up to Sikhs to decide whether they want to have fixed dates of Gurpurabs or celebrate Vaisakhi in November and Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Sahib in July. In fact, Barah Maha banis are based on Nanakshahi calendar. Bikarmi doesn’t have the same months as used in Gurbani and there are no fixed days in a month. Besides, it has an “unclean” month which is contrary to Gurbani. Guru Sahib had all the knowledge then why didn’t he give us blueprints of cars, planes, tvs etc? Where is Bikarmi calendar supported in Gurbani? Why not start using ਅੰਗੁਲ, ਹਾਥ, ਹਥ, ਗਜ, ਜੋਜਨ, ਕੋਸ, ਵਿਸੁਏ, ਚਸੁਏ, ਘੜੀ, ਪਲ, ਮੂਰਤ, ਮਹੂਰਤ, ਰਤੀ, ਮਾਸਾ, ਟੰਕੁ, ਤੋਲਾ, ਸੇਰ, ਮਣ, ਟਕਾ, ਦਾਮ which are mentioned in Gurbani and no longer in use?

Why don't we start wearing carbon fibre dastars or replace the Kirpaan with a gun?

Guns were widely used back in those days but there are plenty of reasons why Kirpan was chosen over the gun. Dastaar was chosen over helmet or cap. These are already given but Guru Sahib did not require us to stick to Bikarmi calendar.

You claim 'every religion must have its own calendar'. That is absurd - we share the sun, moon, days and nights. I guess we must have our own sun and moon too?

No, I said Sikh Panth must have its own calendar because a nation cannot depend on a Hindu calendar which is inaccurate and highly unstable. We lose too much by using Bikarmi calendar.

Some things are best left the Guru Ji wanted them. We've lost enough of our history as it is.

Absurd. What evidence do you have that Guru Sahib wanted us to use Bikarmi calendar? He did not waste any time in coming up with a new calendar but months used in Gurbani are not part of Bikarmi. Tell me why? Using Nanakshahi calendar is a progressive step. Did Guru Sahib not want His Sikhs to progress? If yes then why not start using horses, eat the same food and keep using the same guns? Using Nanakshahi is not against Gurmat. It is based on Gurbani. Using this calendar doesn’t result in losing history. It is due to backward and foolish “sants” who know nothing about the new calendar and don’t care about the Panth that some gullible people still support Bikarmi calendar which is lunar based, highly inaccurate, contrary to Gurbani, gives different dates every year, gives two Gurpurabs in the same year and sometimes no gurpurab at all. We wish to use everything modern that benefits us but when it comes to Panth we want to take steps backwards by blindly following ignorant and uneducated “sants”.

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I can copy even a big article why to follow bikarmi calendar then nanak shahi ...

But just a small camparison from my side

Nanak Shahi calendar

Akal Takth Sahib

Kesgarh Sahib

Sgpc

Missionary

Phds Etc

Akali Dal (Badal)

Bikarmi calendar

Takth Sri hazur sahib

Takth Sri Patna Sahib

Samhu Nihang Singh Jathebandis

Samhu Taksals

Samhu Sant Samaj

Samhu bhagats and Soormas of panth in past

and even dasmesh pita used dates as per bikarmi calendar in whole of sri dasam granth

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    • Instead of a 9 inch or larger kirpan, take a smaller kirpan and put it (without gatra) inside your smaller turban and tie the turban tightly. This keeps a kirpan on your person without interfering with the massage or alarming the masseuse. I'm not talking about a trinket but rather an actual small kirpan that fits in a sheath (you'll have to search to find one). As for ahem, "problems", you could get a male masseuse. I don't know where you are, but in most places there are professional masseuses who actually know what they are doing and can really relieve your muscle pains.
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