Indian national calendar
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The Indian national calendar, also known as the Saka calendar, is an official civil calendar of India used alongside the Gregorian calendar for government and news media dating.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian national calendar canonical | 4 |
| Calendar Reform Committee of India | 1 |
| Indian national calendar (Śaka calendar) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17938870 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian national calendar Context triple: [Odia calendar, regionVariantOf, Indian national calendar]
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A.
Hindu solar calendar
The Hindu solar calendar is a traditional Indian timekeeping system that tracks months and festivals based on the Sun’s apparent movement through the zodiac.
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B.
Hindu lunisolar calendar
The Hindu lunisolar calendar is a traditional timekeeping system used across the Indian subcontinent that combines lunar months with solar years to determine religious festivals, rituals, and regional New Year dates.
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C.
Bengali calendar
The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
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D.
Kannada calendar
The Kannada calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used predominantly in the Indian state of Karnataka to determine festivals, auspicious days, and agricultural cycles.
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E.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian national calendar Target entity description: The Indian national calendar, also known as the Saka calendar, is an official civil calendar of India used alongside the Gregorian calendar for government and news media dating.
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A.
Hindu solar calendar
The Hindu solar calendar is a traditional Indian timekeeping system that tracks months and festivals based on the Sun’s apparent movement through the zodiac.
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B.
Hindu lunisolar calendar
The Hindu lunisolar calendar is a traditional timekeeping system used across the Indian subcontinent that combines lunar months with solar years to determine religious festivals, rituals, and regional New Year dates.
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C.
Bengali calendar
The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
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D.
Kannada calendar
The Kannada calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used predominantly in the Indian state of Karnataka to determine festivals, auspicious days, and agricultural cycles.
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E.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Indian national calendar