Author Archives: Debasis Nayak

WORLD RED CROSS DAY

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8 May each year. This date is the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Henry Dunant, who was born on 8 May 1828. HeContinue reading “WORLD RED CROSS DAY”

THE SPOKEN WORD

GITA WISDOM # 64 Chapter 17 verse 15 अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्‌।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्‍मयं तप उच्यते॥ जो उद्वेग न करने वाला, प्रिय और हितकारक एवं यथार्थ भाषण है (मन और इन्द्रियों द्वारा जैसा अनुभव किया हो, ठीक वैसा ही कहने का नाम ‘यथार्थ भाषण’ है।) तथा जो वेद-शास्त्रों के पठन का एवं परमेश्वरContinue reading “THE SPOKEN WORD”

RABINDRA JAYANTI

Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was an Indian polymath – poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of the “profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse” ofContinue reading “RABINDRA JAYANTI”

WORLD LAUGHTER DAY 😀

It’s celebrated on the first Sunday in the month of May. World Laughter Day was established in 1998 and the first celebration was on July 28, 2008, in Mumbai, India, arranged by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga movement. Positive and powerful emotion that has all the ingredients required for individuals toContinue reading “WORLD LAUGHTER DAY 😀”

INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY

International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO. The event takes place every year on 29 April, which is the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727–1810), the creator of modern ballet. TheContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY”

HANUMAN JAYANTI

27 April Hanuman Jayanti is a Hindu religious festival that celebrates the birth of Hindu God Hanuman, who is immensely venerated throughout India and Nepal. This festival is celebrated on different days in different parts of India. In most states of India, the festival is observed either in Chaitra (usually on the day of ChaitraContinue reading “HANUMAN JAYANTI”

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”