P.M. Bagchi Panjika (Directory Panjika)
পি.এম. বাগচী পঞ্জিকা
P.M. Bagchi Panjika ("Directory Panjika") is famous for its city/street guide tables alongside standard panjika data. A household name for Bengalis in India, Bangladesh, UK, and USA.
Key Facts
| Region | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Language | Bengali |
| Publisher | P.M. Bagchi & Company, 38A Beadon Street, Kolkata |
| Founder | P.M. Bagchi |
| Founded | Early 1900s (over a century) |
| Calculation | Odriksiddhanta (Surya Siddhanta tradition) |
| Website | pmbagchi.com |
| Where to Get | pmbagchi.com, College Street Kolkata, Bengali bookstores |
About P.M. Bagchi Panjika (Directory Panjika)
P.M. Bagchi Panjika ("Directory Panjika") is famous for its city/street guide tables alongside standard panjika data. A household name for Bengalis in India, Bangladesh, UK, and USA.
Publisher & Tradition
P.M. Bagchi Panjika (Directory Panjika) is published by P.M. Bagchi & Company, 38A Beadon Street, Kolkata (founded Early 1900s (over a century)). The publication is part of the Bengali Panjikas tradition — Bengali panjikas from West Bengal — Gupta Press Panjika (oldest, since 1869), Benimadhab Shil Panjika, P.
Founder / Compiler: P.M. Bagchi.
Calculation System
This panchang follows the classical Surya Siddhanta tradition — using the foundational Sanskrit astronomical treatise (Surya Siddhanta) for all tithi, nakshatra, yoga, and karana calculations.
Standard Panchanga Contents
A typical edition of P.M. Bagchi Panjika (Directory Panjika) includes:
- Daily panchanga — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, vara
- Sunrise / sunset / moonrise / moonset for principal cities
- Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Gulikai, Varjyam, Durmuhurtam windows
- Annual festival calendar (Hindu, regional, sect-specific)
- Eclipse predictions with regional visibility
- Muhurtam tables — marriage, gruhapravesam, business, travel
- 12-rasi annual phalalu / rasi-bhavishya (yearly predictions)
- Sade Sati, Guru Peyarchi, Shani transit data
Where to Obtain
pmbagchi.com, College Street Kolkata, Bengali bookstores.
Official website: pmbagchi.com
Language & Region
Published primarily in Bengali for the audience of Kolkata, West Bengal. Annual editions are typically released ahead of the relevant New Year — Ugadi (Telugu / Kannada), Puthandu (Tamil), Vishu (Kerala), Vikram Samvat Pratipada (North India), Poila Boishakh (Bengali), Vishuva Sankranti (Odia), or Bikram Sambat (Nepal).