Mahakaal Standard Time’ vs GMT: Dharmendra Pradhan Suggests Rethinking GMT, Sparks Debate

Mahakaal Standard Time’ vs GMT: Dharmendra Pradhan Suggests Rethinking GMT, Sparks Debate

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan suggests exploring “Mahakaal Standard Time” as an alternative to GMT, sparking debate on India’s scientific heritage, Ujjain’s historical role, and modern timekeeping systems.

Dharmendra Pradhan Calls For Discussion On Replacing GMT With ‘Mahakaal Standard Time’

Ujjain: Could “Mahakaal Standard Time” be considered as an alternate framework to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)? Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for a scientific discussion on this, placing the idea within India’s civilisation and scientific legacy, while speaking in Ujjain at an international conference themed ‘Mahakal: the Master of Time’. “We have also urged scientific communities and thinkers to reflect on whether the nomencla…