Question

Which of the following is not a traditional Indian season?
A) Vasant
B) Grishma
C) Margashirsha
D) Sharad

Answer 1

Hint: Seasons are divisions of the year based on weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours available in a given location. The Earth's orbit around the Sun and its axial tilt in relation to the ecliptic plane generate seasons on the planet. The ancient Indian calendars used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka define "season" as Ritu or Paruvanelai.

Complete answer:
The Indian spring is referred to as Vasanta, also known as Basant Ritu. Vasanta Panchami is a cultural and religious event held yearly on the first day of spring, the fifth day, Panchami, of the Hindu month Magh (January - February), and is one of the most important festivals of the Vasanta season.

Grishma is an abbreviated form of Grishmarutu, which means summer in Sanskrit. This is one of six seasons that last two months each. It occurs during the Hindu months of Jayeshtha and Aashadh, or April and May in the Gregorian calendar. Vasanta, the spring season, precedes it, and Varsha, the rainy season, follows it.

Agrahayana, also known as Margashirsha, is a Hindu calendar month. Margashirsha is the ninth month of the year in India's national civil calendar. It begins on the new moon or the full moon at the same time of year in lunar religious calendars and is usually the ninth month of the year. Agrahayana or Maarkazhi is the ninth month of the year in solar religious calendars, and it begins with the Sun's arrival into Sagittarius.

In the Hindu calendar, Sharad is the autumn season or ritu. It generally corresponds to the months of mid-September to mid-November in the western calendar. Varsha comes before Sharad, while Hemant comes after Sharad.

So, the answer is Option ‘C’ Margashirsha.

Note: Seasons have a unique meaning for agrarian communities, whose lives revolve around planting and harvesting seasons, and the changing of the seasons is frequently marked by ceremony. Seasons have a cultural definition as well. Six ritus based on south Asian religious or cultural calendars have been recognised and distinguished for reasons such as agriculture and trade since ancient times in India.