Where Angels Fear to Tread!
Should the indigenous be displaced from their ancestral holdings? Today Indian tribals are frantically trying to hit and destroy the ‘bull’s eye’ that is having an avaricious glance on their…
International Mother Language Day (IMLD)
February 21 was declared by the UN as International Mother Language Day (IMLD) for worldwide annual observance. The objective is to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism…
World Day of Social Justice – Feb. 20
In 2007 the UN general Assembly proclaimed 20 February as World Day of Social Justice. It called upon all its member nations and the rest of the world to devote…
The World Day of the Sick – Feb. 11
The World Day of the Sick was instituted by Pope St. John Paul II in 1992. He called it ‘a special time of prayer and sharing, of offering one’s suffering’.…
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation – February 06
The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is an awareness campaign to end a harmful practice that violates girls’ and women’s rights. FGM- Female Genital Mutilation FGM…
Health – World Cancer Day
February 04 is set apart as World Cancer Day to raise awareness about cancer and to encourage people to adopt preventive measures, early detection and treatment. It was founded by…