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Engineer’s Day: Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya’s birthday is celebrated as Engineer’s Day every year. Check out these quotes and share them on September 15. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on September 15, 1861, in Muddenahalli near Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India. He became the Diwan in 1912 and held the position till 1918. Engineer’s Day: Date Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was the principal engineer in the construction of …

In India 5th September is celebrated as Teacher’s Day as a mark of tribute to the contribution made by teachers to the society. 5th September is the birthday of a great teacher Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, who was a staunch believer of education, and was the well-known diplomat, scholar, president of India and above all a teacher. Teachers Day: 05 September …

15 August — The midnight of August 15, 1947 is memorable for every Indian on earth, as it is the time, when India gained independence from the stranglehold of the mighty British. The otherwise suppressed tricolor flag of India was given its due respect, when it was hoisted in the midnight on the Independence Day. Since then, the red-letter day …

Quit India Day Information: On August 08 1942 the Quit India Movement began which later triggered the British leaving the country and India attaining independence on August 15, 1947 a few years later. Quit India day is observed every year on August 9 to mark the anniversary of Quit India movement. Quit India Movement was truly a turning point in …

World Hepatitis Day: Hepatitis is a most serious health disorder of an important body organ called liver. Without liver or liver with any chronic disease, one cannot imagine his / her healthy life. So, it is very necessary to eradicate the problems of liver and other body organs to live healthy live as well as making world, a disease free …

कारगिल विजय दिवस स्वतंत्र भारत के लिये एक महत्वपूर्ण दिवस है। इसे हर साल 26 जुलाई को मनाया जाता है। कारगिल युद्ध लगभग 60 दिनों तक चला और 26 जुलाई को उसका अंत हुआ। इसमें भारत की विजय हुई। इस दिन कारगिल युद्ध में शहीद हुए जवानों के सम्मान हेतु मनाया जाता है। तिथि: मई – जुलाई 1999 स्थान: कारगिल …

Indian National Flag Adoption Day Information: National Flag Adoption Day is used to celebrate on the 22nd July to make the people aware about the Indian Flag which represents the Whole Nation consists of the Crores of the Indian People. India got freedom from the rule of the Britishers and they got freedom on the 15th August 1947 where all the people …

World Population Day is an international level awareness campaign being celebrated all over the world to call people on stage to know the reason of this exploding population year by year as well as solve the big mistake of whole human fraternity. This great awareness event is to bring a population revolution globally as well as breaking sleep of all …

“If a tree is saved even at cost of one’s head, it’s worth it” said the noted activist Amrita Devi Bishnoi. This is the reason why India has so many festivals related to trees. One of them is the Van Mahotsava Day or the Forest Day. It was started as a crusade with the lofty purpose of saving the mother …

June 21 was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014. Yoga, a 6,000 year-old physical, mental and spiritual practice having its origin in India, aims to transform the body and the mind. International Day of Yoga: Date Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi declared that there will be an official …