National Spinach Day is
celebrated annually on March 26th to promote the consumption of this
nutrient-dense leafy green, which is high in iron, vitamins A, C, and K, as
well as fiber. The day encourages incorporating fresh or cooked spinach into
diets, often highlighted by eating recipes like salads, pasta, or smoothies.
Musiri Subramania Iyer, who passed
away on 25 March 1975, aged 75, was a Carnatic vocalist whose stage
performing career spanned the 1920s to the 1940s. After retirement from
the stage, he remained an iconic figure in Carnatic music as a dedicated teacher
and leader in the Carnatic community. His bhava-laden renditions of
Carnatic songs have become the measuring stick for generations of Carnatic
vocalists. Musiri Subramania Iyer is considered one of the giants of Carnatic
music in the twentieth century.
Joseph Priestley, born on 24 March 1733, in Birstall,
United Kingdom, was an English chemist, natural philosopher, separatist
theologian, grammarian, multi-subject educator, and liberal political theorist
who published over 150 works. He has historically been credited with the
independent discovery of oxygen in 1774 by the thermal decomposition of
mercuric oxide, having isolated it. Although Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm
Scheele also has strong claims to the discovery, Priestley published his
findings first. Scheele discovered it by heating potassium nitrate, mercuric
oxide, and many other substances in about 1772.
Observed
annually on March 23, World Meteorological Day, commemorates
the establishment of the World Meteorological Day (WMO) in 1950. This day
recognises the vital contributions of meteorologists and underscores the
importance of global collaboration in weather, climate, and water management.
It also highlights WMO’s efforts in advancing weather forecasting and tackling climate
challenges worldwide.
World Meteorological Day: History
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) was founded in March 1950 and became a specialised agency of the United Nations in 1951. This marked a new era of global cooperation in meteorology, hydrology and related sciences.
The idea for the WMO began in the mid-1930s as the importance of weather forecasting and climate studies grew. However, progress was delayed due to World War II. After the war, efforts to establish the organisation gained momentum which led to its formation.
The WMO focuses on standardising meteorological practices, supporting research and addressing global weather challenges. Today, it has 193 members which includes 187 member states and 6 territories, each managing its meteorological services. The first World Meteorological Day was celebrated on March 23, 1961.
World Meteorological Day: Significance
World
Meteorological Day is an important day that draws attention to the challenges
our planet faces in terms of weather, climate and water resources. It helps
raise awareness about how these elements impact our daily lives and highlights
the progress made in meteorology and climate science.
Kushal
Konwar was a
“Satyagrahi”, born on 21 March 1905, in Chaodang
Chariali, Ghiladhari Mouza, Golaghat, Assam, India. During the last stages of the Quit India
Movement in 1942–1943, he was the only martyr in India’s war for Independence
to be hanged.
Every year on March 20, World
Storytelling Day celebrates the art of oral storytelling. It’s also a day
for people around the globe to listen and tell stories in as many languages as
possible.
Each year World Storytelling Day
has a theme around which the storytellers tell their stories. The storytellers
are free to choose their stories, but most of them try to connect to the
theme.
History of World Storytelling
Day: World Storytelling Day started out as a national day for storytelling
in Sweden around 1991. The day was called 'Alla berättares dag,' which
translates to All Storytellers Day.
In 1997, storytellers in
Australia coordinated a five-week long celebration of story. The day became
known as the International Day of Oral Narrators. Around this time, Mexico and
other Latin American countries were celebrating their own National Day of Storytellers.
In 2002, Scandinavians created their own storytelling web-network called
Ratatosk.
The new network helped the
national day for storytelling spread from Sweden to Norway, Denmark, Finland,
and Estonia. In 2003, the idea continued to spread to other countries including
Canada. The event became known as World Storytelling Day. Today, storytelling
events occur on every continent except Antarctica.
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