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Sunday, 2 February 2020

What is Hanukkah: All you need to know

         
What is Hanukkah: All you need to know
What is Hanukkah: All you need to know
Hanukkah is a jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the second temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire. It is also known as the Festival of Lights.
Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. The festival is observed by lighting the candles of a candelabrum with nine branches, called a menorah. One branch is typically placed above or below the others and its candle is used to light the other eight candles. This unique candle is called the shamash. Since the Chanukah miracle involved oil, it is customary to eat foods fried in oil. The Eastern-European classic is the potato latke (pancake) garnished with applesauce or sour cream, and the reigning Israeli favorite is the jelly-filled sufganya (doughnut).
What is Hanukkah: All you need to know
Each night, one additional candle is lit by the shamash until all eight candles are lit together on the final night of the festival. Other Hanukkah festivities include playing the game of deride and eating oil-based foods, such as latkes and sufganiyot, and dairy foods. Since the 1970s, the worldwide Chabad Hasidic movement has initiated public menorah lightings in open public places in many countries.

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has tweeted in Hebrew to greet the people on the occasion of Hanukkah.

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What is Hanukkah: All you need to know

YOU WILL FIND SOME OF THE BEST GREETINGS HERE

Warm wishes for a Happy Hanukkah and a Happy New Year!
Wishing you a joy-filled Hanukkah season!
Wishing you peace, joy, and love this Hanukkah and beyond!
May God bless you as you celebrate the Festival of Lights.
Wishing you peace, love, and joy this Hanukkah season.
“Light was the first thing God created. All growing things depend on light for life. God is the source of all life.”
Thinking of you as you celebrate Hanukkah this year.
Warmest wishes to you and yours this Chanukah!
Wishing you light and laughter as you gather together.
Wishing you a peaceful and happy Chanukah.
All the best in the coming year.
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National Education Day 2019: Some famous quotes by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

         

On this National Education Day 2019, here are some famous quotes by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.


''I am part of the indivisible unity that is Indian nationality" - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
''I am part of the indivisible unity that is Indian nationality" - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
National Education Day is celebrated every year on November 11 in India. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the first Education Minister of India, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. A freedom fighter, renowned writer, poet, and journalist Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin was born on November 11, 1888. In 1951 under his leadership that the first IIT- IIT Kharagpur was set up. In 1958 he passed away and in 1992 he was awarded Bharat Ratna for his contribution as an educationist.
On September 11, 2008, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) decided, to celebrate November 11 as National Education Day every year. The main motto behind this day is to spread awareness about education and make every person literate.

National Education Day 2019

Education is very necessary, it is an ultimate way to get victory over all the personal and social problems. On the occasion of his birth anniversary and National Education Day here are some famous quotes by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, to inspire you.
''Education imparted by heart can bring revolution in the society.'' - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
''We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.'' - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
''Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.'' - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
''Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.'' - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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''To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.'' - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
''You have to dream before your dreams can come true.'' - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
''Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? ''- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
''Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.'' - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
''Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.''- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Happy World Kindness Day 2019: Heart touching inspiring quotes

         

On World Kindness Day 2019. Here are some heart touching inspiring quotes for you


Happy World Kindness Day 2019 to all!
Happy World Kindness Day 2019 to all! (File photo)
'When words are both true and kind, they can change the world,' said the Buddha. This World Kindness Day spread some kindness to all, share some heart touching inspiring quotes to everyone around you. Sophocles has rightly said 'Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.' No act of Kindness is ever wasted. As everyone over here is fighting their own battle. Spread some heart touching words to people around you, it will give them the courage to face the circumstances boldly.

Happy World Kindness Day 2019 to all!

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." -Aesop
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." -Mark Twain
"A warm smile is the universal language of kindness." -William Arthur Ward
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." -Lao Tzu
"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you." -Princess Diana
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love." -William Wordsworth
"You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force." -Publilius Syrus
"What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?" -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." -Dalai Lama
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"Many men fail because they do not see the importance of being kind and courteous to the men under them. Kindness to everybody always pays for itself. And, besides, it is a pleasure to be kind." -Charles M. Schwab
"I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way." -Lady Gaga
"Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness." -George Sand
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National Farmer's Day 2019: Some popular quotes on Kisan Divas

         

Here are some popular quotes on Kisan Divas that you can send to your friends, colleague and family and wish them a very Happy National Farmers' Day 2019!


Some best and popular quotes on National Farmer's Day 2019
Some best and popular quotes on National Farmer's Day 2019 | Representational image
India is a land of Agriculture and farmers of India are considered to be the backbone of the economic development. Thus in the year 2001, the Government of India decided to observe December 23 every year as Kisan Diwas. The day is celebrated to promote awareness among the citizens of the country to understand the importance of the contributions of the farmers to the society and overall economic and social development of the country.
Kisan Diwas or National Farmers Day is observed on December 23 across the country. The day was chosen to honour the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister of India, Choudhary Charan Singh. Chaudhary Charan was born on December 23, 1902.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary, have a look.
During his tenure as the Prime Minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980, Chaudhary Charan Singh played a pivotal role in the Agricultural Sector of India by drafting and enacting various bills for farmers. The former Prime Minister followed the slogan of 2nd Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shashtri's 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'. Thus was known as a Kisan Leader.
Happy National Farmers' Day 2019 to all!
Keeping the occasion in mind, here are some popular quotes on Kisan Divas that you can send to your friends, colleague and family and wish them a very Happy National Farmers' Day 2019!
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BEST AND POPULAR QUOTES ON KISAN DIVAS, NATIONAL FARMERS' DAY 2019

"If the farmer is rich, then so is the nation." -Amit Kalantri
"The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life." -Arthur Keith
"A farmer is a magician who produces money from the mud." -Amit Kalantri
"Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own." -Samuel Johnson
"To a farmer dirt is not a waste, it is wealth." -Amit Kalantri
"If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right in the country." -M. S. Swaminathan
"Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can't hurry the crops or make an ox in two days." -Henri Alain
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International Mountain Day 2019: Date, theme and inspirational quotes

         

International Mountain Day is observed on December 11 every year. Here are some inspirational mountain quotes that are going to inspire you not to stop until the mountain is climbed.


am sure most of you have been in love with the Mountains. Mountains are a great source of inspiration, they give you a sense of accomplishment, a feeling of achievement.
Every person has a mountain in their life, it may take on several shapes and sizes but it is a mountain; it's your mountain which you need to climb on your own.
"After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb." - Nelson Mandela
Today is International Mountain Day, it is observed on December 11 every year since 2003. Due to the increasing attention towards the importance of mountains, the United Nations declared 2002 as the UN International Year of Mountains.
The theme of International Mountain Day 2019 is 'Mountains matter for Youth.' The youth are the future leaders of tomorrow. They can take the lead and save natural resources, which are being threatened by climate change.
As per the United Nations, mountains are home to 15 percent of the world's population and a quarter of the world's animals and plants. Mountains are unavoidably linked to your everyday life; you can't avoid seeing them or dealing with them.
So, here are some inspirational mountain quotes which are going to inspire you not to stop until the mountain is climbed.
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INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN DAY 2019: SOME INSPIRATIONAL MOUNTAIN QUOTES

"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." - Sir Edmund Hillary
"Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing." - Barry Finlay
"Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory." - Ed Viesturs
"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was." - Dag Hammarskjold
"Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb." - Greg Child
"I like geography best, he said, because your mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries." - Brian Andreas
"Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain." - Richard M Nixon
"Keep close to Nature's heart…and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." - John Muir
"You never climb the same mountain twice, not even in memory. Memory rebuilds the mountain, changes the weather, retells the jokes, remakes all the moves." - Lito Tejada-Flores
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All you need to know about Human Rights Day 2019

         

Every year, International Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10, the theme for 2019 is Youth Standing Up for Human Rights.

Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10
Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10 | Representational image
International Human Rights Day is observed on December 10 annually. The main aim behind celebrating this day is to improve the physical, social, cultural and spiritual well being and welfare of the vulnerable group of people globally.

Human Rights Day 2019: History and significance

On this day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. However, on December 4, 1950, the United Nations General Assembly invited all its member states and other interested organisations to formally establish the Human Rights Day. Since then every year the member states of the United Nations and other countries observe December 10 as the 'Human Rights Day'.
In 1993, an autonomous public body, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India, was established for the protection and promotion of human rights, which works on rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of an individual.
UDHR is regarded as one of the world's most profound and far-reaching international agreements. It is an inalienable right which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinions, national or social origin, property, birth or belong from other status.

Human Rights Day 2019: Theme

According to the official website of the United Nations, today is the 71st anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the theme of Human Rights Day 2019 is Youth Standing Up for Human Rights.
Eleanor Roosevelt once said "Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. [...] Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world."
On this Human Rights Day, here are some popular quotes which you can use in conferences, debates, meetings and cultural events to discuss the human rights violations.
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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2019: QUOTES

"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened." -John F. Kennedy
"Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." -Frederick Douglass
"A right delayed is a right denied." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity." - Nelson Mandela
"Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream." -Martin Luther King Jr.
"There can be no peace without development, no development without peace, and no lasting peace or sustainable development without respect for human rights and the rule of law." - Former UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson
"Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." -United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." -Elie Wiesel
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Children's Day 2019: Motivational quotes by Jawaharlal Nehru

         

On the occasion of Children's Day 2019, here are some motivational quotes by Jawaharlal Nehru.


very year November 14 is celebrated as Children's Day across the nation. The day marks the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, fondly known as Chacha Nehru among children. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 14, 1889. He was a renowned freedom fighter, great writer and orator.
At first November 20 was celebrated as Children's Day India after the former prime minister's death in 1964, it was unanimously decided that Children's Day or Bal Diwas will be celebrated on his birthday. So on the day of his birth anniversary, here are some of his best quotes, have a look:
"Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul." -Jawaharlal Nehru
"Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"What we really are matters more than what other people think of us." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"Politics and Religion are obsolete. The time has come for Science and Spirituality." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles. " -Jawaharlal Nehru
"You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women." - Jawaharlal Nehru
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"Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"Ignorance is always afraid of change." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves. " -Jawaharlal Nehru
"The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly. " -Jawaharlal Nehru
"You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear." - Jawaharlal Nehru
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International Tea Day 2019: Some interesting quotes you would love to read

         
ea or Chai is more than just a cup of tea to start the day in India. You can say that Chai is an emotion for most of the Indians. It is an integral part of life which adds rhythm, chai (tea) is much more than just a beverage. In India people consumes 837,000 tonnes of it every year.
Chai--not just any chai but the "right kind"--is serious business.
Today is International Tea Day, it is being observed every year on December 15. The aim of International Tea Day is to raise awareness of tea trade. The debut International Tea Day took place in New Delhi, India back in 2005. In the year 2015, the Indian government proposed the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to make the day a bigger observance around the world.
On the occasion of International Tea Day 2019, here are some interesting quotes on tea you would love to read.
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INTERNATIONAL TEA DAY 2019: SOME INTERESTING QUOTES

"My dear, if you could give me a cup of tea to clear my muddle of a head I should better understand your affairs." -Charles Dickens
"When there's tea there's hope." -Sir Arthur Pinero
"The path to heaven passes through a teapot." -Ancient Proverb
"Each cup of tea represents an imaginary voyage." -Catherine Douzel
"The music of tea is the melody that soothes me." -Morgan Christiansen
 "Wouldn't it be dreadful to live in a country where they didn't have tea?" -Noel Coward
"I am in no way interested in immortality, but only in the taste of tea." -Lu Tung
"Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea? How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea." - Reverend Sydney Smith
So, Indians sentiments are attached to Tea; debates and decisions about life can be made over a cup of tea. And there is no wonder why India is called a chai-loving nation.
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Inspirational, motivational education quotes

         

Here is a list of inspirational and motivational education quotes and messages by some well-known personalities, have a look.


ducation plays a vital role in everyone's life. Better education gives you the power to change your life, it changes your mindset completely and develops confidence that somehow helps you in building your personality. It facilitates your learning, increases your knowledge and enhances your skill.
In this competitive world, it is a must for all to have a good education. Proper education makes you strong mentally, socially and intellectually by increasing your knowledge level, technical skills and good position in the job.
Every kid has their dream which can be achieved by getting a good education. Keeping education the centre of importance here are some of the inspirational and motivational education quotes by some famous personalities.
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INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL EDUCATION QUOTES

''Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.''- APJ Abdul Kalam
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela
''Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.''- APJ Abdul Kalam
"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet." - Aristotle
"If you fail, never give up because FAIL means 'First Attempt In Learning'.''- APJ Abdul Kalam
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." - John Dewey
"The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one." - Malcolm Forbes
"You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward." - Conrad Hall
"Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth." - Chanakya
"Education is the movement from darkness to light." - Allan Bloom
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats
"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence." - Robert Frost
"Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another." -Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." Malcolm X
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it awa
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