By: Umadevi Subramanian (Chennai)

 

Important Days of India:

 

January 12- National Youth Day

January 15 -Army Day

January 26 -Republic Day

January 30 -Martyrs’ Day

February 24- Central Excise Day

February 28 -National Science Day

April 5- National Maritime Day

May 11- National Technology Day

August 9- Quit India Day

August 15- Independence Day

August 29 -National Sports Day

September 5- Teachers’ Day and Sanskrit Day

October 8 -Indian Air Force Day

October 10 -National Postal Day

November 14- Children’s Day

December 18 -Minorities Rights Day

December 23 -Farmers Day [Kisan Divas]

 

Important days of World:

 

January 10- World Laughter Day

January 26 -International Customs Day

January 30 -World Leprosy Eradication Day

March 8 -International Womens Day

International Literacy Day

March 15 -World Disabled Day and World Consumer Rights Day

March 21 -World Forestry Day and International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

March 22 -World Day for Water

March 23 -World Meteorological Day

March 24 -World TB Day

April 7- World Health Day

April 17- World Haemophilia Day

April 18 -World Heritage Day

April 22 -Earth Day

April 23 -World Book and Copyright Day

May 1 -International Labour Day

May 3- Press Freedom Day

May 8- World Red Cross Day

May 12- International Nurses Day

May 15 -International Day of the Family

May 24- Commonwealth Day

May 31 -Anti-tobacco Day

June 5- World Environment Day

June 20-(3rd Sunday in June) — Father’s Day

July 1 -International Joke Day

July 11 -World Population Day

Third Sunday of July National Ice Cream Day
 

August 6- Hiroshima Day

August 9 – Nagasaki Day

September 8- World Literary Day
September 16- World Ozone Day
September 26 -Day of the Deaf
September 27 -World Tourism Day
October 1 -International Day for the Elderly
October 3 -World Habitat Day
October 4 -World Animal Welfare Day
October 12 -World Sight Day
October 16 -World Food Day
October 24- UN Day
October 30 -World Thrift Day
November 14- Diabetes Day

November 29 -International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
December 1- World AIDS Day
December 10- International Day of Broadcasting