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January 13th: Lohri – The First Indian Festival of the Year

Lohri is a harvest festival celebrated by the Punjabis marking the end of the winter season.  Being a country of various cultures and traditions, India begins w

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January 12th: National Youth Day in India – Significance

National Youth Day or Yuwa Diwas is celebrated to honour Swami Vivekananda and his ideals. Swami Vivekananda, one of the greatest leaders of India and a strong

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January 9th: Non-Resident Indian Day in India – Significance

Non-Resident Indian Day is also known as Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas. It is a commemoration of the return of Mahatma Gandhi to India.  There are several Indian

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January 8th: Earth’s Rotation Day – History and Celebration

The Earth rotates every day, but today is Earth’s Rotation Day. Read ahead to find out all about this special day. It is known that the Earth rotates on its axi

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January 1st: New Year’s Day – Global Celebrations

New Year’s Day is the first day of the new year according to the Gregorian Calendar i.e 1st January. Almost the entire world recognizes January 1st as New Year’

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December 31st: New Year’s Eve – A Global Celebration

New Year’s Eve symbolizes in various things across the world. Some countries also have rituals and traditions that are followed on this day. Did you know, the l

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December 30th: U Kiang Nangbah in India – History and Background

U Kiang Nangbah is a public holiday in Meghalaya on 30th December every year to honour his sacrifice of life. Meghalaya, the northeastern state of India, is a b

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December 29th: Still Need To Do Day – Significance and Observance

In the United States, on 29th December every year, people celebrate ‘Still Need To Do Day’ and complete the unfinished business of the year.  Being the thi

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December 26th: Boxing Day – The Day After Christmas

Boxing Day is Celebrated on the day after Christmas in few countries and there are various theories around it Boxing Day is the next day after Christmas, where

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December 25th: Good Governance Day of India – Objectives

Good Governance Day is celebrated on 25th December every year to enhance the Betterment and Welfare of the Citizens of India Good governance is a commitment mad

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December 24th: National Consumer Rights Day in India

National Consumer Rights Day is celebrated in India on the 24th of December every year since 2013 Consumers are and should be the priority of every business. It

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December 23rd: Kisan Diwas in India (Farmer’s Day)

Kisan Diwas commemorates the Birth Anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the Kisan Leader and the Fifth Prime Minister of India. Farmers have always been the s

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December 22nd: National Mathematics Day in India

National Mathematics Day marks the birth of the magnificent self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivas Iyengar Ramanujan. Mathematics and India have strong ties

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December 21st: Winter Solstice Day 2020 – Date and Significance

Winter Solstice Day is the shortest day and the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, Winter Solstice Day is the sho

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December 19th: Goa Liberation Day – History and Celebrations

Goa Liberation Day stands to be an important day in Indian History, Goan History and for the People of Goa as well Goa is one of the most famous Beach-side vaca

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December 18th: Minorities Rights Day of India – Significance

The main objective of the Minorities Rights Day of India is to make the minority groups aware of their fundamental rights. Each country, including India, has it

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December 17th: Pensioners’ Day

Pensioners’ Day is a reminder of the services that our pensioners have rendered to the country and the public.  Pensioners are very worthy assets to a country a

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December 7th: Armed Forces Flag Day

The Indian Armed Forces include all the military forces of India, i.e. Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.

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December 4th: Indian Navy Day

Indian Navy Day is celebrated on 4th December every year in commemoration of Operation Trident Indian Navy is the marine branch of Indian Armed Forces. The pres

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Guru Nanak Jayanti 2020: Gurpurab

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