Important Indian and International Days

We are listing some important Indian and World days here.
 

January 12: Celebrated as Swami Vivekanenda’s birth anniversary and Indian National Youth Day
January 15: Indian Army Day
January 23: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bosh’s Birth anniversary day
January 30: Mahatma Gandhi’s Death anniversary (Marty’s Days) and World Leprosy Day
January 13: Sarojani Naidu’s Birth anniversary
February 14: Valentine’s day
February 28: Indian National Science Day (Birth anniversary of Dr. C.V. Raman who discovered the “Raman Effect”)
March 8: This day is celebrated as International Women’s Day
March 15: World Consumer Day
March 23: World Meteorological Day

March 24: World TB Day
April 7: World Health day
April 22: Earth Day

May 1: International  Labor Day and also celebrated as  May Day
2nd Sunday of May: Mother’s Day
May 3: World Asthma Day
May 11: Indian National Technology Day
May 17: World Telecommunication Day
May 29: The first conquest of World’s highest peak Everest on this day in 1953 so this day is celebrated as Everest Day
May 31: World No Tobacco Day
2nd Sunday of June: Father’s Day
June 5: World Environment Day
June 27: World Diabetes Day
July 11: World Population Day
July 26: Indian Kargil Day
September 5: Birth anniversary of Dr. S Radhakrishnan celebrated in India as Teacher’s Day
September 8: International Literacy Day
September 14:  Hindi Diwas 
September 16: World Ozone Day
September 27: World Tourism Day
September 1: International Day for the Elderly people
October 16: World Food Day
October 24: United Nations Day
November 30: Flag Day
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 5: Indian Constitution Day
December 7: Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
December 10: Human Rights Day
December 23: Birth anniversary of Charan Singh celebrated as Kisan Diwas in India
Please comment if we missed any important day in the list.
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