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My boss Ugadi  Ugadi 2017 Ugadi or Yugadi is celebrated as the first day of the year by people of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. On this day new Samvatsara, which is cycle of sixty years, starts. All sixty Samvatsara are identified by unique name. Ugadi is celebrated as  Gudi Padwa  by the people of Maharashtra. Both Ugadi and Gudi Padwa are celebrated on the same day. Ugadi is New Year according to Luni-Solar calendar. Luni-Solar calendars consider the position of the Moon and the position of the Sun to divide the year into months and days. The counter-part of Luni-Solar calendar is Solar calendar which considers only position of the Sun to divide the year into months and days. Because of that Hindu New Year is celebrated twice in the year with different names and at two different times of the year. The Hindu New Year based on Solar calendar is known as  Puthandu  in Tamil Nadu, Bihu in Assam,  Vaisakhi  in Punjab, Pana Sa...