1 December – World AIDS Day 2023
Theme for 2023: Let communities lead. World AIDS Day was established in 1988. It is annually observed on December 1 to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It is estimated…
30 November – Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare.
30 November as the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare was kickstarted in 2005. It is meant as a tribute to the victims of chemical warfare and…
November 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
The UN General Assembly Resolution 181 in 1947 sought to partition Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states. It emphasized the ongoing struggle for the rights, dignity, and self-determination of…
Guru Nanak Jayanti, 2023
Happy Jayanti Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539)Gurū Nānak, also referred to as Bābā Nānak (‘father Nānak’), was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of…
26 November – Constitution Day, India
Also known as ‘National Law Day’, the Constitution Day, is celebrated in India on 26 November. The event is meant to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. The…
25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women “Why are we treated as second class citizens or considered third rate human beings?” Today, many women are…
19 November – The World Day of the Poor
The glory of God is a human being fully alive.(St. Irenaeus) His Holiness Pope Francis issued a message on the World Day of the Poor, 19 November 2023. He reminds…
16 November- International Day of Tolerance
“Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.”(UNESCO) In 1996, the UN General Assembly adopted…
15 November – Birsa Munda Jayanti
Birsa Munda of Jharkhand was an illustrious tribal freedom fighter of India during India’s colonial period. Birsa was born on 15 November 1875 in Ulihatu village near Ranchi of Chotanagpur,…
13 November -World Kindness Day
World Kindness Day, as an international observance, was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of kindness NGOs. Kindness is an empathetic act devoid of any self…