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🙏🌼 REMEMBRANCE 🌼🙏

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A tribute to the iron man and iron lady of India. Vallabhbhai Patel – The iron man of India Emergence: 31 October 1875 Demise: 15 December 1950 Indira Gandhi – The iron lady of India Emergence: 19?November 1917 Demise: 31?October 1984

NATIONAL DAY OF UNITY 🇮🇳

National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) is celebrated in India on 31 October. It was introduced by the Government of India in 2014. The day is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who had a major role in the political integration of India.

🇮🇳 NATIONAL AYURVEDA DAY ~ DHANTERAS

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Dhanteras also known as Dhanatrayodashi is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali in India. It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik. Dhanvantari, who is also worshipped on the occasion of Dhanteras, is considered the…

REMEMBERING SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH

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Bhagat Singh (28 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was a charismatic Indian revolutionary who participated in the murder of a junior British police officer and an Indian head constable in mistaken retaliation for the death of an Indian nationalist. He also took part in a largely symbolic bombing of…

REMEMBERING SIR MOKSHAGUNDAM VISHVESHWARAYA

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It is celebrated as tribute to the Indian engineer and Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Viswesvaraya (popularly known as Sir MV). Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962), more commonly known as Sir MV, was an Indian civil engineer, statesman and the 19th Diwan of Mysore, serving from…

💐 REMEMBERING DR. SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN 💐

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975) was an Indian philosopher and politician who served as the 2nd President of India from 1962 to 1967 and 1st Vice President of India from 1952 to 1962. He was also the 2nd Ambassador of India to Soviet Union from 1949 to 1952 & 4thContinue reading “💐 REMEMBERING DR. SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN 💐”

🇮🇳 NATIONAL SPORTS DAY 🇮🇳

The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August, on the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. This day marks the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand Singh, the hockey player who won gold medals in Olympics for India in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936. He scored 570 goals in hisContinue reading “🇮🇳 NATIONAL SPORTS DAY 🇮🇳”

SAGE FOR THE AGE: REMEMBERING SRI AUROBINDO

Today we celebrate his 150th birth anniversary. His independence day message on our first independence day can be read here: https://aurosociety.org/society/index/1947%2C-August-15th-Message Literary works: In addition to The Life Divine, his major works include Essays on the Gita (1922), Collected Poems and Plays (1942), The Synthesis of Yoga (1948), The Human Cycle (1949), The Ideal ofContinue reading “SAGE FOR THE AGE: REMEMBERING SRI AUROBINDO”

NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY

Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela’s birthday. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010. However, other groups began celebrating Mandela DayContinue reading “NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY”

GURU PURNIMA

Guru Purnima (Poornima) is a tradition dedicated to all the spiritual and academic Gurus, who are evolved or enlightened humans, ready to share their wisdom, based on Karma Yoga. It is celebrated as a festival in India, Nepal and Bhutan by Hindus, Jain and Buddhists. This festival is traditionally observed to honour one’s chosen spiritualContinue reading “GURU PURNIMA”

WORLD BRAILLE DAY

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World Braille Day is an international day on 4 January and celebrates awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and visually impaired people. The date for the event was chosen by the United Nations General Assembly…

NATIONAL MILK DAY 🇮🇳

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National Milk Day (India) : 26 November Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012), known as the “Father of the White Revolution” in India, was a social entrepreneur whose “billion-litre idea”, Operation Flood, made dairy farming India’s largest self-sustaining industry and the largest rural employment sector providing a…

GURU NANAK JAYANTI

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Guru Nanak Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab, also known as Guru Nanak’s Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. One of the most celebrated Sikh gurus and the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev is highly revered by the…