18 December – International Migrants Day
The Human Face of Migration is a phenomenon involving people moving from one place to another for settling temporarily or permanently. There is a search for better living. Labour migration…
10 DECEMBER-HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
The 1948 Human Rights Declaration of the United Nations is meant to give us all a global message that we as individuals have our human rights which are fundamental to…
09 December – World Anti-Corruption Day
Let no corruption touch our minds! Let no corruption pollute our society! Let no corruption contaminate our human fellowship! Let no corruption tamper with earth, our common home! We need…
3 December – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Jacob Hembrom The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Dec. 03, reminds us all to consider them with human respect, give them due importance, be sensitive to their needs, raise…
03 December – Advocate’s Day – India
Indian legal fraternity celebrates Advocate’s Day on 03 December, the birth anniversary of Dr. Rajendra Prasad. He was the first President of India and an eminent lawyer. Lawyers are professionals…
01 November – World AIDS Day
Jacob Hembrom Today we remember World AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), awareness day. The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) causes HIV infection and AIDS. It is a progressive failure of…
26 November – Constitution Day – India
India celebrates its Constitution Day on 26 November. The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26 November 1949. The Constitution came into effect on 26 January 1950. The…
25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
On November 25, 1960 three sisters were brutally assassinated in the Dominican Republic on the orders of the ruler Rafael Trujillo. They were Patricia Mercedes Mirabal, Maria Argentina Minerva Mirabal…
17 October International Day for Poverty Eradication
P. A. Chacko Poverty! Yes, a menace. But a man-made one! Our politicians have made it a sales product. They swear by poverty alleviation programs. Wait, not eradication programs! Don’t…
16 October – World Food Day
Jacob Hembrom SJ We human beings can remain alive even if we do not have proper shelter or decent cloth. But without food we cannot survive. Food is one of…