The Standardisation of Calender System Among Indians in
Malaysia.  This is a paper presented to the International
Seminar on Standardisation of Lunar Calenders which was held in
the Science University of Malaysia, Penang in December, 1999. It
was done on behalf of the Malaysian Hindu Sangam. (Hope they
remember with gratitude).     The scope of this paper-  The
scope of this paper is to examine :-  1.The types of Hindu
calender systems that are used  by the Malaysian Indian Hindus.
 2.The types of Almanacs that are used in the reckoning of
 these systems.  3.The pit-falls that occur in the reckoning
 4.The problems created by the pit-falls.  5.The solutions to
the problems.  6.Proposals for Improvisation, Rectification,
Standardisation,  Implementation, and Regulation.  1.1 The types
of Hindu/Indian calenders used in Malaysia:-   Malaysian Indians
are made up of several racial and linguistic groups. Of them,
the prominent groups are the Tamils, Telugus, Keralites, Punjabi
Sikhs, and other North Indians. The T