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22 September – 2020

September 22 is observed as World Rose Day, for bringing happiness in the lives of people around the world who are fighting with cancer. It’s also a day to spread awareness about the disease. On World Rose Day, hand-made roses, cards and gifts are offered to cancer patients. Special events are organised to give strength to those suffering from cancer. Rose, a symbol of love, tenderness and concern, is offered to cancer patients to give them strength as they face the cancer battle.

World Rose Day is observed in the memory of 12-year-old Melinda Rose from Canada who was diagnosed with Askin’s Tumour, a rare form of blood cancer.

Melinda Rose small life touched the lives of many. She, till her last breath, did not give up hope of survival. In the last six months of her life, she continued to fight and made each day count by touching the lives of those around her in a positive way

21 September – 2020

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.

This year, it has been clearer than ever that we are not each other’s enemies. Rather, our common enemy is a tireless virus that threatens our health, security and very way of life. COVID-19 has thrown our world into turmoil and forcibly reminded us that what happens in one part of the planet can impact people everywhere.

In March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on all warring parties to lay down their weapons and focus on the battle against this unprecedented global pandemic. While the message is intended for armed parties, solidarity and cooperation across borders, sectors and generations are also needed to win this new fight against the worst public health crisis of our time.

For the United Nations, 2020 was already meant to be a year of listening and learning. To mark its 75th anniversary, the UN has invited millions of people worldwide to join UN75, the largest and furthest-reaching global conversation on building the peaceful and prosperous future that we want.

As we struggle to defeat COVID-19, your voice is more important than ever. In these difficult times of physical distancing, this International Day of Peace will be dedicated to fostering dialogue and collecting ideas. The world will be invited to unite and share thoughts on how to weather this storm, heal our planet and change it for the better. Even though we may not be able to stand next to each other, we can still dream together.

The 2020 theme for the International Day of Peace is “Shaping Peace Together.” Celebrate the day by spreading compassion, kindness and hope in the face of the pandemic. Stand together with the UN against attempts to use the virus to promote discrimination or hatred. Join us so that we can shape peace together.

16 September – 2020

World Ozone Day is important because it is a day that is used for spreading awareness regarding the Ozone Layer’s depletion, as well as the search for solutions in order to preserve it. The ozone layer is a piece of the atmosphere that has high ozone concentrations. Ozone is a gas that is made of three oxygen atoms O3. Depending on where the ozone layer is, it can either harm life or protect life on Earth. Most of the ozone stays within the stratosphere whereby it acts as a shield, protecting the surface of the Earth from the harmful ultraviolet radiation of the sun. If this shield was to weaken, we would all be more susceptible to impaired immune systems, cataracts, and skin cancer. The ozone can be a harmful pollutant that causes damages to plants and lung tissue if it is closer to the Earth than the troposphere, though, which is an atmospheric layer from the surface up to approximately ten km. This shows why the ozone layer is so important, and it is critical to manage it effectively.

There is a hole in the ozone layer that enables big quantities of ultraviolet light to enter and it is situated on the poles, which is on the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic continent, being especially big throughout the spring of both hemispheres, causing extended summer seasons. The hole in the ozone layer is harmful. Despite the fact that it is caused because of natural fluctuations, it can also be caused by activities that we all engage in as humans, which emit gases that end up in the stratosphere, degrading the ozone molecules, as well as enhancing the impact and size of the hole in the ozone layer. This is a health issue and environmental problem, as excess solar radiation is a threat to any type of life.

Did you know that there are a number of different things that we can do in order to protect the ozone layer? Some examples include minimizing the use of vehicles. The best transport option is walking or taking a bicycle. If you need to use a vehicle to get to a destination, why not try to carpool with other people in order to lower the use of cars to save money and pollute less? You can also avoid the use of cleaning items that are harmful to both, us and the environment. A lot of people do not realize that a lot of the cleaning products in the market today contain substances that are corrosive and solvents too, yet these dangerous substances can be replaced with products that are not toxic, such as bicarbonate or vinegar.

There are a number of other things that you can do in order to protect the ozone layer. This includes buying local products. By doing this, you not only get fresh produce but you are going to make sure that you do not consume food that has traveled a long distance. After all, the greater distance that it has traveled, the more nitrous oxide is produced because of the medium that is used for transporting the product. You should also try to stop consuming gases that are dangerous to the ozone layer because of their manufacturing process or content.

You may think that one person cannot make a difference, but they can. If one person does something, and then another, and so on, it will all add together to make a big change!

15 September 2020 –

“Democracy is showing greater strain at any time in decades. That is why this International Day should make us look for ways to invigorate democracy and seek answers for the systemic challenges it faces.” — United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres

The International Day of Democracy provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world. Democracy is a process as a goal, and only with the full participation of people and support by the international community, national governing bodies, civil society and individuals, can the ideal of democracy be made into a reality to be enjoyed by everyone, everywhere.
The values of freedom, respect for human rights and the principle of holding periodic and genuine elections by universal suffrage are essential elements of democracy. In turn, democracy provides the natural environment for the protection and effective realization of human rights.
At each of the key moments that have marked contemporary history, UNESCO has supported the peaceful development of societies by contributing to the construction and consolidation of democracy, and the development of democratic institutions, especially in times of transition.
Since its foundation, the Organization seeks to promote the aspirations of all people, especially young women and men, to strive for the realization of shared universal values, such as tolerance, pluralism, the respect of human rights, freedom and dialogue.

14 सितंबर – 2020

जिस प्रकार श्रृंगार में खूबसूरत है बिंदी,वैसे ही भाषाओं में खूबसूरत है हिंदी।।

भारत एक विशाल देश है । प्राचीनकाल से यहाँ धर्म, भाषा तथा संस्कृति में विविधता होने के बावजूद भारतवासी परस्पर मिल-जुलकर रह रहे हैं । भारत में अनेक भाषाएँ बोली जाती हैं, परन्तु वर्तमान भारतीय संविधान में 19 प्रादेशिक भाषाओं को भारतीय भाषा के रूप में मान्यता मिली है ।इन भाषाओं में हिन्दी भारतवर्ष में सबसे अधिक बोली जाने वाली भारतीय भाषा है । भारत के स्वतंत्र होने के पश्चात् सन् 1949 में, 14 सितम्बर के दिन, भारतीय संविधान में देवनागरी लिपि में लिखित हिन्दी को भारत की राजभाषा के रूप में स्वीकृति मिली है । इसी उपलक्ष्य में हर साल 14 सितम्बर हिन्दी दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है ।पूरे भारतवर्ष में हिन्दी सर्वाधिक बोली जाती है । इसे देश की 80 प्रतिशत जनता समझ सकती है अथवा अपने विचार प्रकट कर सकती है । हिन्दी भाषा सहज सरल है । इसे संस्कृत की भगिनी भी कहते हैं । हिन्दी भाषा में अनेक प्रादेशिक भाषाओं के शब्दों का प्रयोग भी देखा जाता है । उर्दू, असमीया, पंजाबी, गुजराती, उड़िया, राजस्थानी आदि कई भाषाओं के शब्द मिलते हैं, जिससे सभी भारतवासियों के लिए हिन्दी सहज एवं सुबोध भाषा के रूप में प्रतीत होती है ।भारत जब अंग्रेजों के अधीन था, तब भी महामानव महात्मा गाँधी जैसे महान नेता ने देश की अपनी एक राष्ट्रभाषा होने की जरूरत को बड़ी गहनता से महसूस किया था । उन्होंने आजादी के साथ-साथ राष्ट्रभाषा हिन्दी के प्रचार व प्रसार पर भी बल दिया। उन्होंने कहा है- ”राष्ट्रभाषा के बिना राष्ट्र गूंगा होता है ।”प्रत्येक राष्ट्र की अपनी राष्ट्रभाषा होती है । राष्ट्रभाषा के जरिए राष्ट्र की एकता, सौहार्द, भाइचारे जैसे नागरिक-कर्तव्यों का विकास होता है । इन सभी बातों पर ध्यान देते हुए भारतीय संविधान सभा ने हिन्दी भाषा को देश की राजभाषा के रूप में संवैधानिक मर्यादा प्रदान की है ।स्वतंत्र भारत की हिन्दी राजभाषा है । महात्मा गाँधी, डॉ.राजेंद्र प्रसाद, काकासाहब कालेलकर जैसे महान व्यक्तियों के अथक परिश्रम के बाद ही वर्तमान हिन्दी को यह सम्मान मिला है । आजकल हिन्दी दिवस केवल दिखाने के लिए आयोजित किए जाते हैं, संविधान में जिस परम उद्देश्य से इस भाषा को मर्यादित किया गया है, वह उद्देश्य वर्तमान में प्राप्त नहीं हो सका । अत: सरकारी, गैर सरकारी कार्यालयों में हिन्दी भाषा में सभी कामकाज करने से ही हिन्दी दिवस प्रायोगिक रूप में सफल सिद्ध होगा ।

08 September 2020 –

Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society. Despite progress made, literacy challenges persist with at least 773 million adults worldwide lacking basic literacy skills today.

International Literacy Day (ILD) 2020 will focus on Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond with a focus on the role of educators and changing pedagogies. The theme will highlight literacy learning in a lifelong learning perspective and therefore mainly focuses on youth and adults. The recent Covid-19 crisis has been a reminder of the existing gap between policy discourse and reality: a gap that already existed in the pre-Covid-19 era and is negatively affecting the learning of youth and adults who have no or low literacy skills and therefore tend to face multiple disadvantages. During Covid-19, in many countries, adult literacy programmes were absent in the initial education response plans, so the majority of adult literacy programmes that did exist were suspended with just a few courses continuing virtually, through TV and radio, or in open air spaces. What is the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on youth and adult literacy educators and teaching and learning? What are the lessons learnt? How can we effectively position youth and adult literacy learning in global and national responses and in strategies for the recovery and resilience-building phase?

By exploring these questions, International Literacy Day 2020 will provide an opportunity to reflect on and discuss how innovative and effective pedagogies and teaching methodologies can be used in youth and adult literacy programmes to face the pandemic. The Day will also give an opportunity to analyse the role of educators, as well as effective policies, systems, governance and measures that can support educators and learning. Through a virtual conference, UNESCO will initiate a collective global discussion to reimagine the literacy teaching and learning of youth and adults in the post-Covid-19 era towards the achievement of the SDG4

05 September 2020 –

“Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher that will be the biggest honor for me.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

The birthday of well known thinker and an eminent philosopher of the world Dr S. Radhakrishnan, 5th September, is celebrated as Teacher’s Day.

He was a teacher of great reputation before he became the President of India. So his birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s Day throughout the country. As the teachers are the builders of nation they are given the rich tribute on this day.

Teachers shape the lives of students that they persuade, since the education refined from teachers stays forever amid their students. We must respect our teachers in a way we respect our parents. They are the one who teach, scold and direct us after our parents. We should encourage our teachers by celebrating teacher’s day.

31 August 2020 –

Onam is the most important festival of Kerela which has now earned an all- India character. It coincides with harvest season and is an occasion of spontaneous revelry. Onam celebrates home coming of Mahabali, the legendary king, who ruled over Kerala in an age of plenty but was pushed down to infernal regions by Vishnu in the form of Vamana. It is now celebrated as a national festival under government auspices.
Onam comes on the Shravan Bhadrapada according to the Hindu lunar calendar around August or September. On this occasion, people clean their houses and their surroundings and decorate it beautifully. They start their preparations a few days before the festival. Two little mounds of earth are placed in the centre to represent king Mahabali and Lord Vishnu.

There is a fervour of festivity all around. Ladies prepare floral rangoli with beautiful designs at the entrance of their houses to please King Mahabali, who was very fond of all these beautiful things. Family puja is performed with great care and prayers are offered. The women of Kerala, who are famous for their beauty, do the belle to grace the occasion. People of all ages enjoy each and every moment of this festival.

People also perform classical dance-the Kathakali in the courtyard of their house. Even at public places, they dance with full vigour and gaiety. The masked Kathak dancers enact the mythological stories in a very lively manner. Onam is a welcome occasion for King Mahabali. A song is sung on the auspicious occasion which tells the people of Kerala about the glory of the king and his rule. Needless to say that the king was famous for his truth, justice and peaceful coordination.

People seem to be in high spirits on the occasion of Onam. The houses and the streets are lighted as lighted on Deepawali throughout the country. On the next day of Onam, people visit their relatives and friends and offer them saffron clothes. They express good wishes to each other and enjoy the day in an atmosphere of love and compassion.

Thus, Onam is the most important festival of Kerala. They still remember the prosperity of King Mahabali by celebrating it enthusiastically. They have a belief that the king will come every year to bless them and grace the occasion. Hence they celebrate this festival with fresh vigour and zeal.

29 August 2020 –

India celebrates its National Sports Day every year on the 29th August. The day is celebrated to honor the legendary hockey player, Major Dhyan Chand Singh. 29th August happens to be the birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand, who made India proud by his extraordinary sporting skills. He was the greatest hockey player India has ever seen.

Dhyan Chand had joined the army at the early age and learnt the game of hockey from his coach Pankaj Gupta and soon became an expert in ball dribbling and goal scoring. He quickly became the Indian Hockey Team captain due to his excellent playing techniques and was given the nickname ‘Chand’ which means ‘Moon’. During his sports career Dhyan Chand had won three Olympic medals and till date remains the only hockey player who has received the Padma Bhushan award. He had won the Olympic Gold medal six times in a row for India in hockey. His lifetime awards and achievements in sports are considered as the highest point in the history of Indian sports.

The National Sports Day is dedicated to the brilliant hockey player Dhyan Chand. This day is celebrated by organizing friendly matches between different Indian hockey teams at the Dhyan Chand National stadium in New Delhi which was constructed in the respect and honor of Major Dhyan Chand.

Sports persons commemorate this day in a sportive way. The President of India Bestows prestigious awards such as the Arjuna and Dronacharya Award, Dhyan Chand Award, etc to the sports persons who have contributed to the growth of sports all through their sports career and also after retirement. A lot of schools throughout the country celebrate this day as their Annual Sports Day and young people are also encouraged and made aware of the possibilities in sports and what all advancement the country has obtained in sports.

26 August 2020 –

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

Mother Teresa was a humanitarian. She was a tiny woman of just 4 feet 11 inches and less than 100 pounds. Yet, she spent many years lifting and carrying those who were dying or sick. Mother Teresa chose to “serve the poorest of the poor and to live among them and like them.” She saw beauty in every human being. She, along with others of the Missionaries of Charity, strove to make the lives and deaths of those around them more peaceful and full of love. She fed, washed, and cared for anyone who needed the assistance.

Mother Teresa started working as a missionary in the year 1948 and adopted new look that of a nun completely. She spent few months of her life in Patna to acquire basic medical training in Holy Family Hospital. Soon after completing the training, she started helping the poor and many women joined her and community known as poorest among the poor was found. Her efforts were soon noticed and were appreciated by the Indian Government.

She arrived in India in 1929 and became a nun two years later. The poverty and suffering she saw around her in Calcutta deeply disturbed her. A famine in 1943 killed thousands and worsened the situation. In 1946 she received a call from God. “I was to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them. It was an order,” she said.

She was an international symbol of charity, visiting many countries to help poor children. At the time of her death, her organization was operating in 123 countries. After she died, the Pope started the process that might one day make her a saint. An international survey ranked her as the “most admired person of the 20th Century.”