Abolition of Slavery Day – 2nd December Abolition of Slavery Day, observed on the 2nd of December each year, is a worldwide awareness campaign against slavery in any form. Celebration of Abolition of Slavery Day on 2nd December is a reaffirmation of the inherent dignity of all men, women and children. Bonded labour, forced labour involving children, women and migrants are different forms of slavery. The Abolition of Slavery Day also...

World AIDS Day – 1st December This day is celebrated on the 1st of December as a national awareness programme. AIDS, in fact, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is not a disease, but a condition of one’s body caused by the Virus. When one gets infected with this virus, the body’s immune system starts failing. When HIV enters an adult human being, it takes 7-10 years time to destroy the whole immune...

Meatless Day – 25th Nov. Meatless Day on 25th Nov. is an awareness campaign to sensitize people against meat-eating. This day is also synonymous with Animal’s Right Day. Animals are also living beings and have the natural God gifted right to live. They should not be killed mercilessly at the hands of humans. Animals are killed not only for meat but also for their skin, horns, tusk, etc. Killing animals is...

Television Day – 21st Nov. The World Television Day is celebrated on 21st November each year. These celebrations encourage global exchanges of television programmes. These television programmes focus on peace, security, economic and social development. The World Television Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1996. This day commemorates the date on which the first World Television Forum was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York. World Television...

Philosophy Day – 21st November Philosophy Day is observed on 21st November each year. UNESCO is the intellectual and ethical arm of the United Nations. Thus philosophy fosters an authentic foundation for peaceful co-existence. The term philosophy signifies the love of wisdom. In Arabic, it is ‘Falsafa,’ meaning science and discipline of wisdom. Philosophy is a way and act of thinking around fundamental concepts and ideas of life-both individual and collective....

Tolerance Day – 16th Nov. Tolerance Day is celebrated in order to generate public awareness and emphasize the dangers of intolerance within communities of humanity. It is the day to act and affirm commitment and action in support of tolerance promotion and education. International Day of Tolerance on 16 November came into force in 1995 when the UNESCO member states had adopted the “Declaration of Principles on Tolerance and Follow up...

Children’s Day – 14th Nov. Children’s Day is celebrated every year on the 14th of November to commemorate the birthday of the architect of modern India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru loved children immensely. Sometimes he became so excited that he did mischief like children. Children also got excited on his mischief like a child and responded to him by calling ‘Chacha.’ Children in the true sense, are the resources of a...

World Diabetes Day – 14th November Diabetes World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on 14th November. The celebration is co-sponsored by the ‘World Health Organization.’ In the year 2003, advocacy organizations in over 130 countries focused on creating awareness of complications of diabetes. Diabetes Day is observed on 14th November as the birthday of Frederick Bonting, who along with Charles Beest, first conceived the idea that led to the discovery...