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NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY

The Indian government declared 22 December to be National Mathematics Day. This was announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 26 February 2012 at Madras University,to mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of the Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan (22 Dec 1887- 26 Apr 1920). On this occasion Singh also announced that 2012 wouldContinue reading “NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY”

VIJAY DIWAS 🇮🇳

Vijay Diwas (India): 16 December Bijoy Dibos (Victory Day) is commemorated every 16th of December in India &, to observe India’s victory over Pakistan in War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan. The end of the war also resulted in the unilateral and unconditional surrender of the Pakistan Army and subsequent secessionContinue reading “VIJAY DIWAS 🇮🇳”

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature on 10 December 1913 Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali poet, writer, composer, philosopher 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, freshContinue reading “RABINDRANATH TAGORE”

LEARNING BIRDS # 03

Mountain Hawk-Eagle The mountain hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) or Hodgson’s hawk-eagle, is a large bird of prey native to Asia. The latter name is in reference to the naturalist, Brian Houghton Hodgson, who described the species after collecting one himself in the Himalayas. A less widely recognized common English name is the feather-toed eagle. Like allContinue reading “LEARNING BIRDS # 03”

INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY

International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) ~ December 9 International Anti-Corruption Day also Mlondi Caluza’s birthday has been observed annually, on 9 December, since the passage of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption on 31 October 2003 to raise public awareness for anti-corruption. The Convention states, in part, that the UN is: “concerned about the seriousness ofContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY”

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION DAY

International Civil Aviation Day: 7th December In 1996 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that 7 December was to be the International Civil Aviation Day. The day has been celebrated by the International Civil Aviation Organization since 7 December 1994, the 50th anniversary of the signing the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The purpose ofContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION DAY”

LEARNING BIRDS # 02

Crimson-backed sunbird at Nature’s nest, Tambdi Surla-Goa The crimson-backed sunbird or small sunbird (Leptocoma minima) is a sunbird endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Like other sunbirds, they feed mainly on nectar although they take insects, especially to feed their young. They are tiny birds that are resident and are found in forests butContinue reading “LEARNING BIRDS # 02”

🇮🇳 INDIAN NAVY DAY 🇮🇳

Navy Day : 4th December Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to recognize the achievements and role of the Indian Navy to the country. 4 December was chosen as on that day in 1971, during Operation Trident, the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani vessels including PNS Khaibar, killing hundreds ofContinue reading “🇮🇳 INDIAN NAVY DAY 🇮🇳”