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DAYS AND EVENTS - June 2021

Jun 2021

Aug 20, 2022

Sadbhavana Diwas

The birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is observed every year as Sadbhavana Diwas, which literary means Harmony Day, on August 20. The day is observed to encourage peace, national integrity and communal harmony among all religions in the country.
He was the youngest Prime Minister of the country. He became Prime Minister at the age of 40. After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister. He had served from 1984-89.
In 1992, the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana award was instituted by the All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress in memory of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Aug 19, 2022

World Photography Day

World Photography Day is observed annually on August 19. The day celebrates the art of clicking pictures, the technology behind it, and its history. Photography has played a significant role in capturing events of the past and encapsulating them in a picture for the future generation to acknowledge.
The history of photography dates back to 1837 in France when two Frenchmen named Joseph Nicephore Niepce and Louis Daguerre developed the first-ever photographic process or daguerreotype. Following this, the invention was officially announced by the French Academy of Sciences on January 19, 1837. It is believed that the French government purchased the patent for the invention 10 days after the announcement was made. The government did not copyright the patent and gave it to the world as a gift.

World Humanitarian Day

In a bid to promote human welfare across the globe, every year August 19 is celebrated as World Humanitarian Day. The special day is dedicated to honouring the sacrifices of all those who choose to serve humanity above all.
A bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers on August 19, 2003. The lives taken away included the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Five years after this, the UNGA adopted a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD).
The United Nations General Assembly marks the event with a new theme every year which aims to bring together partners from across the humanitarian system to advocate for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises, and for the safety and security of aid workers.
The theme for World Humanitarian Day 2022 was 'to show the importance, effectiveness, and positive impact of humanitarian work'. The concept of WHD is actually based on a famous saying, "It takes a village to raise a child."

Aug 17, 2022

Indonesian Independence Day

Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, celebrates its Independence Day every year on August 17. The country announced its independence on August 17, 1945, at the tail end of the Japanese occupation and then fought for four years against the Dutch before their independence was recognised by their former colonial lord.
The Indonesian independence movement officially began in May 1908, commemorated as the "Day of National Awakening".

Aug 14, 2022

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

India commemorated August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. The commemoration was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on this date in 2021.
The partition of India into India and Pakistan led to grave violence and communal riots, loss of property, and extreme upheaval in the weeks and months around August 15, 1947. The Partition is acknowledged as one of the most violent and abrupt displacements in the recent history of the world.
An official document released by the government to mark Partition Horrors Remembrance Day says: "More than being a story of a violent divide based on faith and religion it is also a story of how a way of life and ages of co-existence came to a sudden and dramatic end.

Aug 13, 2022

International Lefthanders Day

International Left Handers Day is an international day observed annually on August 13 to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of left-handed individuals. The day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, founder of Lefthanders International, Inc.
International Lefthanders Day was created to celebrate sinistrality and raise awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed in a predominantly right-handed world.
Notably, left-handedness is said to be more common among men than among women.
Among the notable lefties are Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former US presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Prince William, Mother Teresa, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth, and industrialist Ratan Tata.
Scientist Sir Isaac Newton, painter Pablo Picasso, French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, and media personality Oprah Winfrey are also left-handed.

World Organ Donation

World Organ Donation Day is marked on August 13. The day, as the name suggests, is for raising and creating awareness about organ donation. Many people across the globe have certain apprehensions and misconceptions about the process of organ donation while some are unaware about the huge difference it can make in people's lives. By definition, organ donation means donating organs that are in healthy condition after a person is dead. Organs such as lungs, kidney, eyes, liver and pancreas can turn out to be life saving for people who are going through chronic illness.
The first-ever organ donation was done in 1954 when Ronald Lee Herrick donated a kidney to his identical twin brother. Doctor Joseph Murray conducted the procedure for which he has also won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990 for advances in organ transplantation.

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