Shubham Karoti Kalyanam This year shall be the Sri Vishwavasu Nama Samvatsara. It is the 39th year in the 60 year cycle of Samvatsaras (years). ‘Viswavasu’ indicates that it shall be a year of beneficence, peace and good fortune.
The Importance of ancestral blessings Shraadh is what you do with shraddha (devotion). Why should devotion manifest only after parents die?