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Here we listed out important facts about The Firebrand Politician Aruna Asaf Ali, with his Biography, Profile, Facts, Timeline, Awards, Achievement, etc., Born: 16 July 1909, Kalka Died: 29 July 1996, New Delhi Spouse: Asaf Ali Books: Words of Freedom: Ideas of a Nation, more Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International
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Here we listed out important facts about Famous Indian Director cum Oscar Award Winner Satyajit Ray, with his Biography, Profile, Facts, Timeline, Awards, Achievement, etc., Born: 2 May 1921 Birth Place: British Raj, India Nationality: Indian Died: 23 April 1992, Kolkata, India Height: 1.96 m Books: The Complete adventures of Feluda, more Spouse(s): Bijoya Ray
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Many scientists have been working hard to increase the yield in agriculture and the most important among them is Dr. M.S. Swaminathan. FAMOUS AS : Agricultural Scientist, Father of the Green Revolution in India NATIONALITY : Indian RELIGION : Hindu BORN ON : 07 August 1925 BIRTHDAY : 7th August BORN IN : Kumbakonam EDUCATION
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, August 23 of each year, the day designated by UNESCO to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade. The date is significant because, during the night of August 22 to August 23, 1791, on the island of Saint Domingue (now known as Haiti), an uprising began which set forth events which were a
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World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. Since then, 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day. It is an opportunity to: celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; assess the state of press freedom throughout
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World Philosophy Day annually celebrated on the Third Thursday of November to honor philosophical reflections around the world. It is a day for people to share thoughts, openly explore and discuss new ideas and inspire public debate or discussion on society’s challenges. It was first celebrated on 21 November 2002. In 2015, the Day is
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International Day for Tolerance and Peace is celebrated worldwide every year on 16thof November. It was first established by the UNESCO in the year 1995 to be celebrated yearly worldwide on 16th of November. There are some principles related to the tolerance which was declared by the UNESCO and adopted by the people all over the
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The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is annually observed on October 27 to build global awareness of issues on preserving audiovisual material, such as sound recordings and moving images. Audiovisual documents, such as films, radio and television programmes, are our common heritage and contain the primary records of the 20th and 21st centuries. They help
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The United Nations’ (UN) International Mother Language Day annually celebrates language diversity and variety worldwide on February 21. To promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. Its observance was also formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008
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World Radio Day is celebrated every year February 13, which celebrates the radio as a way of educating people, providing information, and promoting freedom of expression across cultures. It was proclaimed on 3 November 2011 by UNESCO’s 36th General Conference. It was originally proposed by the Kingdom of Spain. The first procedure was in January 2008 by the
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