Mangal pandey Death anniversary : 8th April
In the 34th Bengal native Infantry regiment of the East India Company, Mangal Pandey, an inhabitant of Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, served as a sepoy. The officers at Barakpur made a decision that would turn out to be very costly for them at a time when nationalist forces were banding together to revolt against the […]
4 April- Mahavir Jayanti
For people who are part of the Jain faith, Mahavir Jayanti is a very important holiday since it marks the anniversary of the birth of one of the most respected Tirthankaras in Jainism. On the thirteenth day of the Shukla Paksha in the month of Chaitra, Lord Mahavir was born. According to the Gregorian calendar, […]
Utkal Divas – April 1
Every year on April 1, people celebrate the formation of Odisha as a distinct state by carving it out of the former Madras Presidency’s then-Bihar and Orissa provinces. This holiday is also known as Utkal Divas or Utkala Dibasa. The ancient home of Lord Jagannath will commemorate its 87th Foundation Day, also known as Odisha […]
Happy Ram Navami
To commemorate the birth of Lord Ram to King Dasharath and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya during the Treta Yuga, Ram Navami is observed. On the ninth day of Chaitra month, the first month in the Hindu lunar calendar, it is a spring celebration.
27 March – World Theatre Day
26 March – Purple Day of Epilepsy
25th March – International Day of the Unborn Child
MARTYR’S DAY
The day is observed to pay tribute to three extraordinary revolutionaries of India who were hanged to death by the British, namely Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar. The significance of Shaheed Diwas lies in the fact that Mahatma Gandhi, who is known as the ‘Father of the Nation’, led major movements against British […]
22 March – World Water Day
22 March – World Water Day Every year on March 22, World Water Day is marked to promote sustainable freshwater resource management and increase awareness of the value of clean water. At the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, it was suggested to celebrate. The inaugural World Water […]
ORDNANCE FACTORIES DAY
Every year, on 18th march, India celebrates “Ordnance Factories’ Day” to display the production of India’s oldest Ordnance Factory, started on the 18th march 1802 at Cossipore of Kolkata. OFB is the 37th largest defence equipment manufacturer in the world, 2nd largest in Asia, and the largest in India. That’s why OFB is referred to […]
