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Ludhiana, Punjab: The amended Nanakshahi calendar is under print and will be released before March 14. Stating this here today, Avtar Singh Makkar, President, SGPC, told The Tribune that the amendments regarding the sangrands and gurpurbs of Gurus had been made as suggested by Akal Takht and approved by the executive of the SGPC. Dates of four gurpurbs of agman of Guru Gobind Singh, Jyotijot samana of Guru Gobind Singh, Gurta Gaddi of Guru Granth Sahib and martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev had been incorporated into the calendar. There was no change in the date of birth of Guru Nanak Dev and the Diwali festival.
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Nanakshahi Calendar: Was it Made To Unite or Divide Sikhs
January 13th, 2010 
shamsher 
Some people have created a stormy situation among Sikhs because of Nanakshahi Calender. Calender is an important landmark of a community that highlights important religious days, festivals, historical happenings and traditional heritage .But a calender in which dates do not match historical occasions will turn history into mythology. That was what present Nanakshahi calender was doing.
New changes in Nanakshahi Calendar will Unite Sikh Community
January 6th, 2010 Amandeep Kaur 
Amritsar, Punjab: Approval of changes in the Nanakshahi calendar by the Akal Takht, has expressed the hope that the changed calendar will work as a “catalyst for unity among the Sikhs. These changes will be implemented from March 14, 2010. The direct fallout of the changes in the hitherto widely accepted calendar will be that from March 14 onwards, the dates of important days will hardly remain fixed as was the case in the widely accepted Nanakshahi calendar, based on the solar system and calculations.
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Tags: akal takht, nanaksahi, nanakshahi calendar, purewal calendar, sgpc, sikh calendar 
3 Comments »Akal Takht to decide future course of action today
December 27th, 2009 Jasvir Singh 
Amritsar, Punjab: The Sikh priests will meet at the Akal Takht tomorrow to discuss the controversial issue of the Nanakshahi calendar. The Sikh groups deliberated a course of action today in case the calendar is tampered with and opposed any proposed amendments being sought by the Sant Samaj, headed by Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Khalsa.
No move to ‘withdraw’ Sikh Nanakshahi calendar
November 28th, 2009 Amandeep Kaur 
Amritsar, Punjab: Almost putting an end to the long-standing confusion and prevailing apprehensions in the Sikh circles, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar has made it clear that there was no move to withdraw the Nanakshahi calendar.
