MP CM Mohan Yadav To Change World Time, Calls Ujjain ‘Global Prime Meridian’ | India News

New Delhi: The new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav, desires to alter how individuals view time by shifting the Prime Meridian from England’s Greenwich to Ujjain. The Prime Meridian is the longitude that’s used to gauge time worldwide. Since it passes by means of Greenwich, the worldwide normal of time known as Greenwich Standard of Time or GMT. 

Yadav’s choice to alter world time comes from his push to reject “westernization.” “It was our (Ujjain’s) time that was known in the world, but Paris started to set the time and later, it was adopted by the British who considered Greenwich the Prime Meridian,” the brand new MP chief minister stated as he responded to a query within the state meeting.

He added that his authorities will work in direction of proving that “Ujjain is the global Prime Meridian” and “correct the time of the world”. Yadav’s declare comes from a Hindu astronomical perception that claims that Ujjain was as soon as thought-about India’s central meridian. The metropolis lies on the exact level of interplay on the Tropic of Cancer. It can be the place the place India’s oldest observatory is situated. 

While GMT was accepted because the Prime Meridian in 1888, the Indian Standard Time (IST) is 5:30 hours forward of GMT and is calculated from Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur.

Taking a swipe on the generally accepted Western concepts, Yadav stated, “The world has two types of living beings – one who is awake during the daytime and another awake at night, so what is the logic behind changing the day at midnight?”

He added, “Westernisation is ruining the world and his government will collaborate with scientific minds to reverse this rot.” Yadav additionally claimed that his bid to alter world time will likely be supported by the neighbouring states of Madhya Pradesh. 

The Chief Minister, throughout his handle on the state meeting, additionally criticised the globally-accepted Gregorian calendar, including that extra emphasis ought to be given to the Hindu calendar. 

“Aryabhatta, who is a renowned mathematician, did remarkable work in aeronautics. Now, it’s time to give importance and recognition to our ancient knowledge. Vikram Samvat should be given importance over the Gregorian Calendar,” he stated.