International Mother Language Day 2023

International Mother Language Day is celebrated on February 21. The main objective of celebrating the day is to increase the overall literacy level of the world. More than 40% of the world’s population is unable to receive education in their ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Delhi Government to set up Tamil Academy

Delhi government recently announced that it is to set up a Tamil Academy to protect the Tamil language and culture. Who is the vice chairman of the Tamil Academy set up by Delhi government? The Ex-Councilor N Raja has been ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

February 21: International Mother Language Day

On February 21, UNESCO is celebrating International Mother Language Day. It is important to celebrate the day as globalization process has put languages under threat and they are disappearing altogether. When languages fade away, the cultural diversity of the world ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

2019 edition of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is observed every year on May 21 to increase the understanding of issues around cultural diversity and development among governments, non-governmental organizations and the public. The day was created as ..

UN English Language Day

The UN English Language Day is observed every year on 23rd of April to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization. These are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, ..

2019 International Mother Language Day (IMLD)

The International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is observed every year on 21st of February to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. Since 2019 is also the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL19), the theme of this year’s IMLD is ..