Samrat Vikramaditya

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Other than Shri Rama and Shri Krishna, the only one whom sovereign Indian history remembers as a founder and propagator of policy of justice and public welfare all over India is Emperor Vikramaditya. The popular Indian calendar is named after Emperor Vikram. The current year being Vikram Samvat 2058 confirms the antiquity of Vikramaditya. Historians believe that the Vikram Calendar started sometime around 56-57 BC. This was the most glorious and peaceful period of Emperor Vikramaditya\’s reign. He honoured scholars and was a scholar himself. He revered and respected all religions and their leaders. Acharya Siddhasen was a supporter of the radical and revolutionary thinking in Jainism. With his intellect and knowledge he amply promoted the Jain order. Influenced by his scholarship and strength of austerities, Emperor Vikramaditya became an ardent supporter of Jainism.