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DAYS AND EVENTS - April 2020

Apr 2020

Jan 13, 2021

Bangladesh Declared as 'Country in Focus' for 51st IFFI

Bangladesh has been chosen as the 'Country in Focus' for the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival will be held at Goa from January 16 to January 24, 2021. The Country in Focus is a special segment that recognizes the cinematic excellence and contributions of the country. This section at the 51st IFFI will showcase four films from Bangladesh.
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), is being held annually since 1952, in Goa. The event is organised jointly by the Directorate of Film Festivals (under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the state Government of Goa.

Jan 12, 2021

National Youth Day

National Youth Day is celebrated on 12th January being the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared this day as National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year. Swami Vivekananda the One of the Most Famous Philosopher or Monk in the World.
From 12th to 16th January National Youth Festival is celebrated every year. Along with the National Youth Festival, this year, the National Youth Parliament Festival is being organised. Due to COVID-19, the 24th edition of the National Youth Festival is being held in a virtual mode.
The National Youth Day is observed all over India at schools and colleges, with processions, speeches, music, youth conventions, seminars, Yogasanas, presentations, competitions in essay-writing, recitations and sports on 12 January every year.

Jan 11, 2021

26th Kolkata International Film Festival Inaugurated

The 26^th Kolkata International Film Festival was inaugurated. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and actor Shah Rukh Khan were present at the online inauguration programme. The inauguration was very different from what it has been for years now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year, 81 full-length feature films and 50 short films and documentaries from around 45 countries would be screened at eight venues over the next one week.
KIFF is usually held in November every year but had to be postponed because of the pandemic.

National Road Safety Week

National road safety week is celebrated from 11^th January to 17^th January every year in India to create awareness about road safety and minimize road accidents & save life.
This year (2021) we are celebrating 32^nd National Road Safety Week.
At first in the year 1989 awareness for the National Road Safety Week was celebrated and at that time about 36,000 had lost their lives. So this tragic story is related to the observation of this awareness week.
Later in the year, 2010 March 15 gave sanction to the National Road Safety policy by Cabinet Union of India which was recommended by the Sunder Committee through a written document in 2007 February.
The theme for the 32^nd National Road Safety Week 2021 is 'Safe yourself to save your family'. Apply all the safety measures while going through a vehicle and always follow the traffic rules.

Jan 10, 2021

World Hindi Day

The World Hindi day is celebrated every year on January 10 in order to promote the language world-wide.
It is celebrated by Indian Embassies that are located all over the world. The day is being celebrated world wide since 2006.
The National Hindi Day is different from that of World Hindi Day. It is celebrated on September 14 every year.

Jan 09, 2021

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is a celebratory day observed on 9 January by the Republic of India to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India.
The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915.

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