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International Volunteer Day #DrArvindKumar This day hopes to heighten people’s and governments’ awareness of the voluntary contributions. It also focuses on stimulating people to offer their services as volunteers, both at home and abroad. Over the years, governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals contribute the International Volunteer Day through various activities including: v Voluntary community projects. v Parades, marches, or rallies. v Award ceremonies for volunteers who made significant contributions to their communities. v “Time donation” campaigns that involve people pledging hours of voluntary service to specific projects. v Companies launching voluntary programs as part of their corporate responsibility. v Volunteer competitions. v Activities and events for the day help promote the impact of volunteering and the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, via volunteering to: v Help eradicate poverty. v Achieve universal primary...

World Disability Day 3rd December is celebrated as International Disability Day i.e. day Persons with Disabilities promoted by the  United Nations  since 1992. It has been celebrated with varying degrees of success around the planet. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability! 15% of the world’s population is disabled and an estimated 80% of those 1 billion people live in the developing world. Around the world, persons with disabilities face physical, social, economic and attitudinal barriers that exclude them from participating fully and effectively as equal members of society. They are disproportionately represented among the world’s poorest, and lack equal access to basic resources, such as education, employment, health...

Beginning of New Era: WorldToiletDay 2014, 19 November #Dr.ArvindKumar Does your town need new public toilets? Are the toilets safe and accessible, clean and well-maintained? Is there an appropriate ratio of toilets for men and women, or ‘potty parity’? Discuss about toilets with your local representative today. According to 2008 estimates, 466 million people lack access to improved water sources and 1.87 billion people lack access to improved sanitation in Asia and the Pacific. Unrestrained access to safe and potable water is vital for human life. Inadequate access to improved sanitation facilities, coupled with poor hygienic practices, allows diseases to spread, leading to impoverishment and diminished opportunities. The word “toilet” was considered a taboo and the sanitation crisis was largely ignored by the media. In the humanitarian sector, the subject of water and sanitation was bundled into one agenda called WatSan. This resulted in sanitation being oversha...

Children’s Day #Dr Arvind Kumar Today is 14th November; the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, this day is celebrated as Children’s Day throughout the nation. Many countries, including Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, hold Universal Children's Day events on November 20 to mark the anniversaries of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, other countries hold events on different dates, such as the fourth Wednesday in October (Australia) and November 14 (India). Universal Children's Day is not observed in the United States, although a similar observance, National Child's Day, is held on the first Sunday in June. However, the plight of children in India is deplorable as can be judged from following facts: One third of the world’s children living in poverty are in India; Every 6th girl-child’s death is due to gender discrimination, also known as female ...

Can Religion Transform Public Diplomacy? Religion is potent source of peace, righteousness; and virtues. Religion can play positive role in nation-building, ending conflicts between nations, and prove humanitarian assistance for all whose lives are negatively impacted by war, poverty, illiteracy, human rights violations, natural disasters and religious extremism. Religious leaders should guide their followers in right earnest. Religious leaders must exercise their leadership, and engage in partnership with diplomatic initiatives, to bring about a cessation of violence against humanity, to work to confront and end religious extremism in all its forms, the domination of one religion over another and the domination of one nation over another. The religious leaders are resourceful in moulding public opinion on vital social issues. Hence they must be actively involved with stakeholders and decision-makers in the global community. And religious leaders must be seen as equal partner...

Rainbow of Life Life is like a rainbow wherein every colour manifests its own meaning There are three types of growth – vertical, horizontal and towards roots. The phenomenon of the vertical growth is usually represented by movement from inward to outward. However, the movement from outward to inward is called realization of inner instincts, which follows Salmon-like path. Undoubtedly, Salmon’s journey from the sea to freshwater is unusual, epic and fraught with dangers; nevertheless, it is full of dedication and passion for water. The inward human journey leads to the inner world which is full of thoughts, feelings and ideas; hitherto hidden world that creates and sustains experiences. Deep exploration of this inner world paves path for enlightenment, the ultimate goal of life. The quest for enlightenment is traversable through four paths – Pleasure, Security, Virtue and Freedom – which are called the four “purusharthas” in Vedanta: Kama, Artha, Dharma and Moksa #HumanJ...

World Postal Day 2014 According to Edouard Dayan DG of the Universal Postal Union “On this World Post Day, we should remember the fundamental values of the Post and the numerous public services it offers to people everywhere, which contribute to the economic development of countries.” The UPU was established in the Berne on 9th October, 1874. The main objective of union was to maintain and create the structure for open flows of the worldwide mail around world. In many of the global countries and organizations, the ministers or the high ranking officials issue the proclamations or make their speech on achievements or the history of the international or national postal services. The postal services may issue the unique postal stamps to commemorate the history, achievements or the ideals of national postal service on the World Post Day. All these are respected by the philatelists and stamp collectors. Further to it, unusual education on these topics can be prepared for school ...