Today's date is 2006-27-12 CE (27th Dec 2006) as per the Christian Era (now known as the Common Era). You have any idea what is today's date in the Hindu Calendar of the Kali Era?
2006 CE is 5107 KE (Kali Era). The month now is the 9th month of the Hindu Calendar, namely MArgashIrsha. And the day of the month is 12th. Thus, as per the Hindu Calendar, today's date is 5007-09-12 KE (12th MArg 5007) in the Kali Era.
The names of the month do look different vernacularly, so we can have the number of the month, instead. The name of the current year is Vyaya (called Viya in Tamil), which is the 20th in the cycle of 60 Hindu years.
We need not remember or display the Tithi-Vaasara-Nakshatra details ordinarily, but let us at least consciously remember and display the Hindu calendar date (may be in the format yyyy-mm-dd KE to be universal) besides the date of the Common Era (CE). This could serve in a small way to be conscious of the world's oldest culture and tradition, which is ours.
The Hindu Calendar is actually the Indian Official Calendar, but is only naam ke vaste. As Indian citizens, we must be conscious of the running of our own calendar, irrespective of our religious affiliations.
For a discussion on the Hindu Calendar check:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_calendar
PS: Satay, is there a way you can program the Hindu Calendar for a date display in the Forum?
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