Know the history behind Poila Boisakh

By A Staff Reporter : There is no end to Bengali craze for Poila Boisakh. But do you know about its origin?There is a history behind the start of the Bengali year.According to the history, it is known that Bengali months were calculated according to the solar calendar since ancient times.Since then, the culture of Assam, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Bongo, Punjab etc. has been celebrating the first day of the year.It is known that the inventor of the Bengali calendar is actually King Sashanka of the 7th century.Later, Emperor Akbar (King Akbar) changed it for the purpose of tax and revenue collection.At first Akbar's calendar was called "Tarikh-e-Elahi" and the months in that calendar were called Arbadin, Kardin, Bisua, Tir.But no one can say with certainty when exactly this name changed to Boishakh, Jaishtya, Ashad, Shravan. It is believed that the Bengali twelve months are named after various constellations. For example - Boisakh from Visakha Nakshatra, Jaishtya from Jaishtha, Ashad from Shar, Shravan from Shravani in this way the month is named after the Nakshatra in Bengal. And the beginning of Boisakh is the New Year.