Dear Editor,
I refer to a letter by His Holiness Swami Aksharanandaji as published in your newspaper and wish to thank him for bringing clarity to the question of the date which is in consonance with a previous letter by Pandit Balbadar for observance of Deepavali in Guyana this year which he has established to be the 10th of Novemberr as appropriate for Maha Lakshmi Puja and of course the traditional lighting of diyas.
I think his idea of a “National Calendar Committee” is very worthwhile since it will allow different groups to work together and to develop consensus on the dates that Phagwah and Deepavali are observed and even for the observance of Parbs.
I would like to propose the following names as respectable and learned persons within the Hindu community who can serve as Convenor maybe for a 1 year period; former Judge Nandram Kissoon, Roopnarine Satram (Attorney), Purshottam Persaud Shivraj, Ravi Dev and Nowrang Persaud .
I look forward to hearing the views of other members of the Hindu community.
Yours faithfully,
Christopher Mahendranauth
Persaud