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                    While the rest of the world celebrates Teachers’ Day on October 5, the celebrations in India are on September 5. September 5 marks the birth of a great teacher who went on to become India’s second President: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Dr. Radhakrishnan was not only a great teacher, but also an exemplary academician, scholar and philosopher.

                        Dr. Radhakrishnan was appreciated greatly by his students and colleagues. When he was the President, his students requested him to allow them to celebrate his birthday on a grand scale, and he said that he would be glad if they celebrated the day as Teachers’ Day. Thus, September 5 was dedicated to the teachers since 1962.

                         Schools across the country come up with various activities to celebrate the special day. Students take up the role of the teacher and engage classes that day. Teachers’ Day is an opportunity to remind society of the importance of teachers in the formation of individuals in society.

Do you like to run, jump or skip and hold a contest with your friends about them? Sports not only entertain us, but also discipline our mind and body. The National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29, the birthday of one of the greatest sportspersons India has ever produced, Dhyan Chand.

                                                Dhyan Chand is one of the greatest hockey players in the history of the sport. Known for his extraordinary skill in scoring goals, Dhyan was instrumental in winning three Olympic gold medals for India in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era when India dominated the field hockey. National Sports Day, therefore, is observed each year to celebrate his spirit and to promote sporting activities in the country.

                                                Celebrating sports is to celebrate the spirit of sportsmanship and respect. The chief purpose of the National Sports day is to raise awareness about the significance of sports and bring to the attention of people its advantages on the human body and society in general.

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Do you like to run, jump or skip and hold a contest with your friends about them? Sports not only entertain us, but also discipline our mind and body. The National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29, the birthday of one of the greatest sportspersons India has ever produced, Dhyan Chand.

                                                Dhyan Chand is one of the greatest hockey players in the history of the sport. Known for his extraordinary skill in scoring goals, Dhyan was instrumental in winning three Olympic gold medals for India in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era when India dominated the field hockey. National Sports Day, therefore, is observed each year to celebrate his spirit and to promote sporting activities in the country.

                                                Celebrating sports is to celebrate the spirit of sportsmanship and respect. The chief purpose of the National Sports day is to raise awareness about the significance of sports and bring to the attention of people its advantages on the human body and society in general.

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August 15 is the most important day for our nation because that is when we achieved our independence from British imperialists. One of the three national holidays in the country, August 15 celebrates our commitment to sovereignty and the sacrifices of the freedom fighters.

                                                The long years of slavery under the British rule saw India, a cultural powerhouse in the 17th and 18th centuries, declining in wealth and resources. The national independence movements in India chiefly led by Mahatma Gandhi and aided by the crumbling economy of Great Britain because of the two World Wars, achieved India’s freedom in 1947. The path to India’s political independence involved much violence and sacrifice, though. Thousands of people became victims British brutality. The partition that saw the formation of India and Pakistan was a violent process too.

                                                Indian Independence day presents each Indian with a host of duties and responsibilities towards maintaining the freedom that our ancestors achieved with commitment and tireless efforts.

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August 15 is the most important day for our nation because that is when we achieved our independence from British imperialists. One of the three national holidays in the country, August 15 celebrates our commitment to sovereignty and the sacrifices of the freedom fighters.

                                                The long years of slavery under the British rule saw India, a cultural powerhouse in the 17th and 18th centuries, declining in wealth and resources. The national independence movements in India chiefly led by Mahatma Gandhi and aided by the crumbling economy of Great Britain because of the two World Wars, achieved India’s freedom in 1947. The path to India’s political independence involved much violence and sacrifice, though. Thousands of people became victims British brutality. The partition that saw the formation of India and Pakistan was a violent process too.

                                                Indian Independence day presents each Indian with a host of duties and responsibilities towards maintaining the freedom that our ancestors achieved with commitment and tireless efforts.

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                                                The nation celebrates the Quit India Day on August 8 to remember the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942. The movement was designed to inspire Indians to wrest freedom from the British imperialists.

                                                The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement, was a Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Gandhi for independence. There were mass protests against the British following its launch.

                                                However, the people remained non-violent. Gandhi proclaimed that any Indian who desires to be free and is ready to work towards liberty must be his/her own guide.

                                                Leaders across the country made passionate speeches urging people to rise against the British. Around 14,000 people were arrested and hundreds of people were killed in the violence.

                                                Most Indian National Congress leaders, including Gandhi, were put in prison. The movement accelerated the transition of power and the British passage from India.

                                                While the Quit India Day celebrations should fill us with proud memories, the day should also make us feel responsible for building the India that freedom fighters had once envisioned.

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                                                The nation celebrates the Quit India Day on August 8 to remember the Quit India Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942. The movement was designed to inspire Indians to wrest freedom from the British imperialists.

                                                The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement, was a Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Gandhi for independence. There were mass protests against the British following its launch.

                                                However, the people remained non-violent. Gandhi proclaimed that any Indian who desires to be free and is ready to work towards liberty must be his/her own guide.

                                                Leaders across the country made passionate speeches urging people to rise against the British. Around 14,000 people were arrested and hundreds of people were killed in the violence.

                                                Most Indian National Congress leaders, including Gandhi, were put in prison. The movement accelerated the transition of power and the British passage from India.

                                                While the Quit India Day celebrations should fill us with proud memories, the day should also make us feel responsible for building the India that freedom fighters had once envisioned.

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                                                Who won the first and only Nobel Prize for Literature from India? We all know it is none other than Rabindranath Tagore. Gitanjali, Tagore’s collection of poems, was a ‘work of a supreme culture’ as William Butler Yeats remarked in his introduction to the work. On May 7, his birthday, the nation celebrates Rabindra Jayanti.

                                                Tagore was a multifaceted genius. While his poetry inspired young men of India and abroad, his songs are renowned too. The genre of music that he propagated is known as Rabindra Sangeet. He is also the author of the national anthems of three countries: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

                                                Rabindranath Tagore is not just another poet of India; he epitomizes Indian culture, nationalism and transnationalism. Therefore, Rabindra Jayanti is an occasion to remind ourselves to uphold the ideals he represented.

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                                                In 1886, labourers in Chicago had declared a general strike starting from May 1 in order to limit the working hours to 8 hours a day. In the commotion that ensued, police fired at the workers and killed eight of them. The event created further ripples in the society as riots broke out and the police and the military killed more civilians. In 1891, the anniversary of the Chicago protests was observed as the International Workers’ Day for the first time. The day is also known as May Day.

                                                In India, the day has another significance too. In 1923, a prominent Communist leader Malayapuram Singaravelu Chettiar raised the red flag in Chennai on May 1 and inaugurated communism in India. That was also the event when May Day celebrations were introduced in our country. May Day symbolizes the strength in union and fraternity and it tells the world that labourers who build the world are to be respected and their rights, protected.

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