Foundation Day celebrated
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 20 2014 :
Kangleipak Calendar Board celebrated its 6th Foundation Day at Manipur Press Club today.
Govindajee Temple Board Panji Sanglakpa B Rajendra Sharma and Kangleipak Calendar Board President W Homendro graced the function as chief guest and president respectively.
SEACO Vice-President Sanabam Amuchou, ACOAM-Lup President Ksh Somorendro, IPSA Advisor H Ibotombi Khuman and Kanglei Ima Lup President RK Sanahanbi also attended the celebration as guests of honour.
The dignitaries of the function also released a book, published by Kangleipak Calendar Board entitled, Kanglei Khutpai, at the function.
B Rajendra Sharma while speaking at the function lauded Kangleipak Calendar Board for finding out the authentic keys for developing a reliable Meetei lunar calendar.
He also expressed hope that the Board would keep on doing good works in future as well.
W Homendro said that Kangleipak Calendar Board has solved the problem of ambiguities and dissimilarities which were generally witnessed in Meetei calendars before the advent of the Board.
The Board maintains uniformity by applying similar indigenous calculations and scientific figurings adopted from Positional Astronomy Centre of the Government of India in all the calendars.
The Board has been making available of these know-hows to private firms, shops, clinics, hospitals, schools, colleges, clubs, offices, newspapers and other organisations for the publication of their own yearly calendars, he added.