Author Archives: Debasis Nayak

MAHAVIR JAYANTI

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism. It celebrates the birth of Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of present Avasarpiṇī. On the Gregorian calendar, the holiday occurs either in March or April. According to Jain texts, Mahavir was born on the thirteenth day of the bright half ofContinue reading “MAHAVIR JAYANTI”

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY

UN English Day is observed annually on the 23rd April. The event was established by UN’s Department of Public Information in 2010 “to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the organization”. For the English Language Day, April was chosen because it is theContinue reading “ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY”

EARTH DAY

22 April: Earth Day Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. On Earth Day 2020, overContinue reading “EARTH DAY”

WORLD CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION DAY

World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID) is a global UN day celebrated on April 21 to raise awareness around the importance of creativity and innovation in problem solving with respect to advancing the United Nations sustainable development goals, also known as the “global goals”. The day was created with UN resolution 71/284 with the supportContinue reading “WORLD CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION DAY”

HAPPY RAM NAVAMI

Ram Navami is a spring Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of the Hindu God Lord Rama. He is particularly important to the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, as the seventh avatar of God Vishnu. “Hazaribagh’s Ram navami” show is international.The festival celebrates the descent of Vishnu as shri Ram avatar, through his birth to KingContinue reading “HAPPY RAM NAVAMI”

THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY

GITA WISDOM # 63 Chapter 17 verse 14 देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्‌।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते॥ देवता, ब्राह्मण, गुरु (यहाँ ‘गुरु’ शब्द से माता, पिता, आचार्य और वृद्ध एवं अपने से जो किसी प्रकार भी बड़े हों, उन सबको समझना चाहिए।) और ज्ञानीजनों का पूजन, पवित्रता, सरलता, ब्रह्मचर्य और अहिंसा- यह शरीर- सम्बन्धी तप कहा जाता हैContinue reading “THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY”

WORLD HERITAGE DAY

The International Day for Monuments and Sites also known as World Heritage Day is an international observance held on 18 April each year around the world with different types of activities, including visits to monuments and heritage sites, conferences, round tables and newspaper articles. Each year has a theme, for example sustainable tourism in 2017Continue reading “WORLD HERITAGE DAY”

AMBEDKAR JAYANTI

Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti is an annual festival observed on 14 April to commemorate the memory of B. R. Ambedkar, Indian polymath and civil rights activist. It marks Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birthday who was born on 14 April 1891. Since 2015 it has been observed as an official public holiday throughout India. Ambedkar JayantiContinue reading “AMBEDKAR JAYANTI”

UGADI / GUDI PADWA

Gudhi Padwa is a spring-time festival that marks the traditional new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus along with other fellow Hindus. It is celebrated in and near Maharashtra and Goa on the first day of the Chaitra month to mark the beginning of the New year according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar. The wordContinue reading “UGADI / GUDI PADWA”