About the Book This book is about the evolution of different Calendar Systems from Sumerian to Gregorian and their logic, history, science. Many allied topics such as the eclipse, are explained, with real-life examples. Facts like, why a month has 28, 29, 30 or 31 days are explained with reasons and chronology. The book is a must also for all Indians, who will find answers to almost all queries regarding Indian and Hindu calendars. "A festival falling on different dates (of a Gregorian calendar) in different years is a common feature of all religions. For Hindus, the Holi Festival may occur on any day from March 1 to March 29; for Muslims, the Id may happen on any day of the year, whereas for Christians, the Easter Sunday may occur from March 22 to April 25,..." The author R. K. Chopra is a Mining Engineer, retired from the post of Director from a multi-billion dollar turnover company.
About the Book Goswami Tulsidas, who wrote Shri Rama Charit Manas, was the greatest poet of his era. The Hindu society at the time of Tulsidas was experiencing the most deep-rooted evil, the Varna or Caste systems. The People of Shudra Varna were deprived of social, religious, and educational rights. In such an environment, Tulsidas tried to remove all social in equalities through his creation, Shri Rama Charit Manas, dedicated to the devotion of Lord Rama, and built a platform for everyone, where all discrimination is erased. He was aware of their conditions and reflected this perspective in the epic. He showed the right way through, Lord Rama, who treated them at par and befriended and embraced them. The author, R.K Chopra, comes from a religious family of Varanasi, which Published Shri Rama Charit Manas in 1930s. In this book, he has tried to present a literary interpretation of supposedly controversial verses in the epic and illustrated the Poet's support for Social Equality
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