Category: events

  • World Farm Animal Day

    World Farm Animal Day

    Ever thought about this, before the first supermarket appeared on American topography, apparently in 1946 …and in India maybe a decade ago… where was the food? The food was at home, in the garden, local fields or forests, backyards, pantry, food bought from the vendor vending peddling it door to door, or at the weekly…

  • world vegetarian day

    world vegetarian day

    October is the month of vegetarian awareness. This was established by the North American vegetarian society in 1977, and the international vegetarian union endorsed it in 1978. The idea is promote joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism, and whole halo of things. A vegetarian way of living is definitely beneficial. No I am not…

  • Free Money Day?

    Free Money Day?

    Yesterday the 15th of September was the free money day. When I heard of it I saw visuals of currency bill flying around.  So I figured I needed to know more about it. The exercise was quite simple it was about handing two bills/coins to absolute strangers and requests the recipient to pass half of…

  • International Day Of Charity

    International Day Of Charity

    International day of charity, I remember seeing this beautiful posters of Audrey Hepburn in sepia tones  one that said, “For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through…

  • International Day against Nuclear Testing.

    International Day against Nuclear Testing.

    29th August is the International day against Nuclear Tests created by UN.  This was declared in the 2nd December 2009 session through the resolution that deals with effects of nuclear tests. The entire concept was to galvanize the banning of nuclear tests. This is achieved through symposiums, seminars, exhibition competition etc. Yet an random thought…

  • Maya-Matanga The Vanishing Elephants

    I have just come across a book in our library called the Mathangalila. Mathangalila, is Sanskrit text written by author Nilakantha which deals with the science of Elephant. The book talks about Asiatic Elephants, diagnosis and cure of illness that afflict elephants, use of elephant parts in medicine. Folklore round elephants. Elephants are very part…