Bhaskarabda is an era counted from the date of the ascension of the seventh century Kamrupa (now Assam) ruler Bhaskaravarman.
- The State Cabinet, chaired by the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has decided to add Bhaskarabda to Saka and Gregorian eras in the official calendar.
- Bhaskarabda began when Bhaskaravarman was crowned ruler of the Kamrupa kingdom. He was a contemporary and political ally of Harshavardhana.
- Unlike Gregorian, where a day starts at midnight, the Assamese calendar begins and ends at sunrise over 24 hours.
- While the Gregorian goes by the solar cycle, the Saka and Bhaskarabda eras use a lunisolar system based on both the phases of the moon and the solar year.
- The gap between Bhaskarabda and Gregorian is 593 years.
(Source: The Hindu)
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