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...

Science Day for Peace and Development – 10 Nov. World Science Day for Peace and Development is the celebration of scientific knowledge for the upliftment of mankind. Countries spread the World Science Day message across the globe by variety of action and initiatives. International organizations, the global scientific community, the media and educational institutions have the professional and moral responsibility to contribute, create and strengthen peace and sustainable societies through science....

Legal Service Day – 9th November Legal Service Day is celebrated on 9th November to make people aware of justice for all. This special Day also highlights the provision of legal service provided free to weaker sections of the society. It is a reassurance that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities. Keeping in mind the phrase, “Justice delayed is justice...