1. 15th January: Indian Army Day
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The year 2022 marks the 74th Indian Army Day.
- Army Day in India is celebrated on 15 January every year.
- The day is marked to commemorate the day when General (later Field Marshal) KM Carriappa took over the command of the Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and became the first commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army post Independence.
Current Chief of Army Staff(COAS): General Manoj Mukund Naravane
2. 12th January: National Youth Day
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The theme for National Youth Day 2022 is “It’s all in the mind,” a key teaching of Swami Vivekananda.
Every year 12th January the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is celebrated across India as National Youth Day, to honour one of the greatest philosophers and spiritual leaders.
- The decision to celebrate Vivekananda’s birthday as National Youth Day was taken in 1984, and it was first marked on January 12, 1985.
About Swami Vivekananda:
- A towering spiritual philosopher, Vivekananda, was born in 1863 in Kolkata and is credited for popularising the Vedantic ideas.
- Swami Vivekananda was the chief disciple of 19th century mystic and yogi Ramakrishna Paramhansa.
- He founded the Ramakrishna Math, a monastic order based on his guru’s teachings in Kolkata and a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Mission based on the ancient Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.
- The revival of modern Hinduism and inspiring nationalist consciousness during colonial rule are considered to be the major achievements of Swami Vivekananda and he is best known for his famous 1893 speech at the first World’s Parliament of Religion held at Chicago, US, where he introduced Hinduism to the Western world.
3. 10th January: World Hindi Day
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January 10 is celebrated as World Hindi Day or Vishwa Hindi Divas every year to spread awareness about Hindi as an international language across the world.
- It commemorates the anniversary of the first World Hindi Conference held in Nagpur on January 10, 1975.
- In 2006, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh declared that January 10 will be observed as World Hindi Day every year.
- Hindi language is also spoken in Nepal, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Fiji, and Mauritius.
Note
It should not be confused with Hindi Diwas which is celebrated every year on 14 September to commemorate the adoption of Hindi as an official language of India by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
4. 4th January: World Braille Day
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Every year on 4 January, the birth anniversary of Louis Braille is celebrated as World Braille Day. The inventor of the Braille script, Louis Braille was born on January 04, 1809, in France.
- World Braille Day is an international observance recognized by the United Nations in 2019 to spread awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and visually impared people.
5. Good Governance Day
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December 25 is celebrated in India as Good Governance Day . It was started in 2014 by the Government of India to commemorate the birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.
Government of India celebrates Good Governance Week (20-25 December )
- The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs, Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Department of Personnel & Training, Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare and Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development is celebrating Good Governance Week on 20-25th December as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration.
- The theme of Good Governance Week is “Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur”- a Nation-wide campaign for Redressal of Public Grievances and Improving Service Delivery will be held in all Districts, States, and Union Territories of India
6. 24th December: National Consumer Day
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- National Consumer Day or Consumer Rights Day is observed every year on 24th December because it was on December 24, 1986, the Consumer Protection Act 1986 came into force.
- Theme for National Consumer Day 2021 is “Consumer – Know your Rights ”.
- National Consumer Day is being celebrated since the year 2000.
7. 23rd December Krishi Diwas
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Farmer’s Day also known as Krishi Diwas is celebrated every year on 23 December on the birthday of the 5th Prime Minister of India, Choudhary Charan Singh.
8. 22nd December: National Mathematics Day
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National Mathematics Day is celebrated on 22 December every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
- The National Mathematics Day in India was announced in 2012 by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
9. 20th December: International Human Solidarity Day
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International Human Solidarity Day is celebrated on 20th December every year.
The theme for this day is centered around promoting cultural equality, social justice that is directed towards human and social development (specifically in developing countries). The theme remains the same every year.
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12th December: International Universal Health Coverage Day
- Theme of the International Universal Health Coverage Day 2021 : Leave No One Behind When It Comes to Health: Invest in Health Systems for All”.
14th December: National Energy Conservation Day
2021 Theme: “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Energy Efficient India” and “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Cleaner Planet”
16th December: Vijay Diwas
Vijay Diwas is celebrated on December 16 every year to honour the victory of Indian armed forces over Pakistan in the 1971 war.
- It is also quite a big day for Bangladesh, as it earned status as an independent entity. The day is celebrated in Bangladesh as ‘Bijoy Dibos.
18th December: International Migrants Day
2021 Theme: Harnessing the potential of Human Mobility
