Once again I wish all, A HAPPY NEW YEAR, Readers may be surprised a bit. The Tamil & Malayalam New Year starts on 14th April 2003. The Telugu Ugadi falls on 2nd April 2003. Muharram month begins on 5th March 2003. Even the Europeans were originally celebrating New Year in March-April only. That is September, October, November & December were called 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th months (Sapta, Ashta, Nava & Dasa respectively). For some unknown reasons the celebration of New Year was shifted from April to January. Ev en after this change, some traditionalists were celebrating New Year in April. They were reduced by others as April Fools. Even Baisakhi is celebrated in April. Needless to say that majority of us will be celebrating New Year during this part of the year.

Let us now directly go to the contents of the Edition.

CONTENTS OF EDITION IV

1. Editorial
2. Our Tribal Roots: The Nagarghostam at Tarakkad - By K Anantanarayanan
3. A comparative study of the legends of the world - The great deluge
4. The life and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ
5. Panchasat Peeta Roopini - The 50 Power houses of Devi Tripurasundari
6. Muharram by Shri Abdul Karim Biyabani
7. Philosophy - The episode of Puranjana The dweller in the city by Shri V.H. Ayyar, Jalgaon
8. Mathematics How to find day from Date (A.D. only) Khopkar's constant
9. Yoga Sastra - Shat Chakra Niroopanam Visuddhi Chakra - A scientific (?) analysis
10. Music & Mysticism - Prathamavarna Keerthanam - The song, its meaning, diagram & description of the deities in the first Aavaranam
11. Potpourri - Greek mythical origin of English phrases & usages.

EDITOR - SHRI. K. ANANTANARAYANAN, MA (Sanskrit)

WEBMASTER - Clement Pananjikal

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