Vijay Diwas 2020 It is the day of remembrance for all the brave soldiers who laid their lives for the greater benefit of their country. The ‘Mukti Joddhas’ as they are lovingly called has given us reason to celebrate. We celebrate Vijay Diwas on December 16, every year to celebrate the victory over Pakistan in 1971. India had defeated Pakistan …

Assam Diwas or Asom Diwas is celebrated on the 2nd of December every year. India is a storehouse of celebrations and historical importance. Those who are from the North-Eastern part of India will identify with this occasion. More so, for the Assamese or Ahomiya. It is a regional public holiday. Many people also call it the Sukaphaa Diwas. It commemorates …

World Aids Day is on 1 st December 2020. It gives all an opportunity to join hands, to all the people in the world to fight against the dreaded disease HIV. Moreover, it aims to show support to people who have HIV. Furthermore, it is to commemorate the lives of those, who die because of the disease. This is celebrated …

International Day For Elimination Of Domestic Violence Against Women This International day is celebrated with much fervour today. It is all about the fund, respond, prevent and collect. It assumes a lot of importance amidst the pandemic. You must have noticed, that there has been an increase in violence against women lately. More so, during the lockdown. As men were …

On 24th of September 1940, an olympian was born in Calcutta. Today it is the 80th birthday of the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel. Arati Saha came from a Hindu Bengali family and she was raised by her grandmother after she lost her mother at 2 and her father was in Indian Armed Forces. As a …

Investment is no more a nightmare for people as financial awareness is spreading across all verticles.  Women have also been a part of this awareness more as they need financial independence. Women empowerment has been a shout out by ladies who love to voice opinions for other women. While we talk about this the crucial part of the issue is …

Shaktimaan, India’s first superhero completes its 23 years.  The memories of our growing days as Indian millennials remain incomplete without speaking of the first Indian superhero. This legendary fictional hero with his supernatural power is intimately involved with the nostalgia of our Indian childhood. Then, without cartoons on YouTube or easy access to the Tablet PCs or phones full of …

The ‘woman’ is a word that, by default, attaches adjectives like graceful, meek, tender, soft, kind-hearted and more. But time, since ages, has always proved that women are beyond just adjectives. They can be soft as Parvati and strong as Durga, they can be as knowledgeable as Saraswati and as frightening as ‘Kali’.On this 74th Independence Day celebration let us …

Father’s Day is a day started to celebrate a father but this is a relation that is a matter to be cherished. ‘Mothers give up so much so that their children can have so much.’ ‘A mother holds her child’s hand for just a short time but holds their hearts forever.’ ‘A mother is a woman who shows you the …

Until a few decades back, mainstream Bollywood was hesitant to take a pragmatic view on a subject like a mental disorder. Although certain movies revolving around the theme were box office successes. The filmmakers were sceptical of realistic depiction of mental disorder. There are several reasons for such scepticism, of which the apprehension of the audience’s reaction and the subsequent …