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February 2nd: World Wetlands Day – Theme and Significance

World Wetlands Day aims to educate people about the importance of wetlands to the planet and to the livel

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January 31st: World Leprosy Day – History and Background

World Leprosy Day aims to spread awareness about the facts regarding the disease Leprosy and eliminating

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January 30th: Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas in India

Martyrs Day is celebrated on a number of days in India. This day is celebrated to commemorate the father

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January 29th: Indian Newspaper Day – Significance and History

Indian Newspaper Day is a day to commemorate the birth of newspapers in India. The motive of this day is

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January 28th: Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai – Significance

The prominent member of the Firebrand Trio was born on this day. On the Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat

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January 24th: International Day of Education – Significance and History

International Day of Education is proclaimed by the United Nations and is being celebrated for the past 2

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January 23rd: Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti in India

Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti is the birth anniversary of one of the great freedom fighters of India: Neta

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Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti: Significance and History

Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti is a day to honour the great warrior Guru Gobind Singh Ji on his Birth Annivers

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January 19th: World Quark Day – Significance and Celebrations

World Quark Day promotes the superfood ‘Quark’, which is healthy as well as tasty. Read ahead to find out

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January 18th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States

Martin Luther King Jr. Day or MLK Day is celebrated on the third Monday of January every year to honour K

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January 16th: International Hot and Spicy Food Day – Celebrations

If you are a food lover then you might be up for a treat today as today is International Hot and Spicy Fo

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January 15th: Indian Army Day – Significance and Celebrations

Indian Army Day is an opportunity to celebrate the warriors who keep our country safe and united at all t

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January 14th: Makar Sankranti – The Indian Kite Festival

Makar Sankranti is celebrated all over India with different names. It is the harvest festival and the end

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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 cou

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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 Vivekana

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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

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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 spe

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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. Almo

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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 tradit

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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 l

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