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…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi Today, Jan. 30, Indian nation gratefully remembers the great sacrifice of…
Global Family Day Jan. 01
Today we acknowledge and reiterate that our earth is a world family. Black or white, brown or yellow, male or female, we all belong to the same human family. Whatever…
2017
By entering into the New Year 2017 we earnestly hope that we are turning a new leaf that will bring to our world peace and progress, universal fellowship and freedom…
Christmas – Dec. 25
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus born in Bethlehem. Christians believe him to be God who appeared in human form. No one offered a shelter at his birth. So his…
International Migrants Day – Dec. 18
The international Community of the United Nations decided in its General Assembly on 4 December 2000 to observe Dec. 18 as International Migrants Day. It took into account the ever…
World Human Rights Day – Dec. 10
World Human Rights Day is observed on Dec.10 ever since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. It calls upon every nation, community,…
International Anti-Corruption Day – Dec. 09
The UN Convention against corruption on October 31, 2003 set the tone for keeping Dec. 09 as International Anti-corruption Day. The Convention saw corruption as a serious threat to stability…
Dec. 03 – International Day of People with Disabilities
On December 3, every year, the world celebrates the Day of People with Disabilities. The United Nations proclaimed Dec.03 as the International Day of People with Disabilities in 1992. The…
World Day of Remembrance of Road victims (Third Sunday of November)
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is dedicated to remembering the many millions killed or injured in road crashes and their families and communities, as well…