31 May – World No tobacco Day
Chacko Anthony SJ Tobacco is a killer. It comes in many forms to befriend you. It smothers, chokes or drags you to death. It comes as cigarette, cigar, beedi, khaini,…
31 MAY WORLD ANTI TOBACCO DAY
WORLD ANTI TOBACCO DAY Jacob Hembrom SJ We remember every year 31st May as the anti tobacco day. When we closely observe the situation around us we find that most…
May 28 – International Day of Action for Women’s Health
P. A. Chacko By virtue of being a woman, every adult female person has the right to sexual and productive health. May 28 May is designated by the UN as…
International Day of Action for Women’s Health
Marcette Buttigieg Women are of value in themselves, like every other human person. And so their health matters. And women’s health matters even more because on them depends the health…
21 May – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Chacko Anthony SJ Every culture is unique. It has its own identity. It needs space to grow. Every culture has some values or nuances to contribute to other cultures and…
May 20 – World Bee Day
Chacko Anthony SJ When honeybees come to our mind, we naturally think of honey. Because, it sweetens our taste buds! But there are other more important facts: honeybees are important…
May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and development.
Jacob Hembrom SJ It is rightly said that ‘variety is the spice of life’. We are all privileged that we are born in particular cultures each of which is unique…
May 16 – World Communication Day 2021
Today we salute all men and women who shoulder the task of communicating to the world news and views about situations and events through writings, reports, pictures, cartoons, presentations, opinions…
May 16 International Day of Light
Light plays a central role in our lives. Light is life. Life on our planet cannot exist without light. The International Day of Light reminds us that light plays an…
15 May – The International Day of Families
Jacob Hembrom SJ Today we remember the International Day of Families. The scenario of families has changed somewhat this year. The unprecedented Covid -19 effect and the lockdown have brought…