🇮🇳 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 🇮🇳”

🦚 HAPPY JANMASHTAMI 🦚

Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna. He is believed to be the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu and is revered across India. This year, Krishna Janmashtami will be observed on August 18 and 19. It is celebrated two days as he was born just after midnight. So, the previous day ofContinue reading “🦚 HAPPY JANMASHTAMI 🦚”

FRIENDSHIP DAY

Friendship Day is a day in several countries for celebrating friendship. It was initially promoted by the greeting card industry; evidence from social networking sites shows a revival of interest in Friendship Day that may have grown with the spread of the internet, particularly in India, Bangladesh, and Malaysia. Mobile phones, digital communication, and socialContinue reading “FRIENDSHIP DAY”

KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS

Kargil Vijay Diwas is commemorated every 26 July in India, to observe India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War for ousting Pakistani Forces from their occupied positions on the mountain tops of Northern Kargil District in Ladakh in 1999. Initially, the Pakistani army denied their involvement in the war, claiming that it was causedContinue reading “KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS”

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”

INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN DAY

Originally posted on B +Ve!!:
2020 Theme: Mountain biodiversity December 11, “International Mountain Day”, was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2003. The General Assembly “encouraged the international community to organize events at all levels on that day to highlight the importance of sustainable mountain development.” International Mountain Day is “observed every year…

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…