Mario Miranda's Death Anniversary

 

Mário João Carlos do Rosário de Brito Miranda, popularly known as Mario Miranda or Mario de Miranda, who passed away on 11 December 2011, aged 85, was an Indian cartoonist and painter based in Loutolim, Goa, India. He had been a regular with The Times of India and other newspapers in Mumbai, including The Economic Times, though he got his popularity with his works published in the Illustrated Weekly of India. He was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 2012.

Viswanathan “Vishy” Anand's Birthday

Viswanathan “Vishy” Anand, born on 11 December 1969, in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India, is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and he has the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating of all time. In 2022, he was elected the deputy president of FIDE. Anand became known for quick tactical calculations, winning numerous “speed chess” titles and earning the nickname “the Lightning Kid.”

M.S. Subbulakshmi's Death Anniversary

M.S. Subbulakshmi, who passed away on 11 December 2004, was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the Carnatic tradition of South India. She was the First Indian who performed in United Nations General Assembly in 1966. 

Kavi Pradeep's Death Anniversary

Kavi Pradeep, who passed away on 11 December 1998, was an Indian poet and songwriter who is best known for his patriotic song Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo written as a tribute to the soldiers who had died defending the country during the Sino-Indian war. 

Robert Koch's Birth Anniversary

Robert Koch, born on 11 December 1843, was a German physician and microbiologist. As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera (though the bacterium itself was discovered by Filippo Pacini in 1854), and anthrax, he is regarded as one of the main founders of modern bacteriology. As such he is popularly nicknamed the father of microbiology (with Louis Pasteur), and as the father of medical bacteriology. His discovery of the anthrax bacterium (Bacillus anthracis) in 1876 is considered as the birth of modern bacteriology. His discoveries directly provided proofs for the germ theory of diseases, and the scientific basis of public health. 

Ravi Shankar's Death Anniversary

Ravi Shankar, who passed away on 11 December 2012, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit (Master) and "Sitar maestro", was an Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music. He was the best-known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999.

UNICEF created in 1946

 

Created on 11 December 1946, UNICEF originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories. UNICEF's activities include providing immunizations and disease prevention, administering treatment for children and mothers with HIV, enhancing childhood and maternal nutrition, improving sanitation, promoting education, and providing emergency relief in response to disasters.

International Mountain Day

 

To increase awareness of the importance of mountains in preserving the natural balance of the world and the welfare of people, International Mountain Day is celebrated on December 11 every year. 

This day, which was instituted by the UN in 2003, emphasizes the need for protecting mountain ecosystems and sustaining the means of subsistence for mountain populations.

What is the importance of International Mountain Day 2024?

In order to preserve these breathtaking landscapes and guarantee that they continue to offer enormous advantages to present and future generations, International Mountain Day also promotes international collaboration and local action.  

The day is a call to action to save mountains from urgent dangers like deforestation, mining, climate change, and unsustainable tourism. It also emphasizes how significant mountains are to many people around the world on a cultural and spiritual level. Mountains are intricately woven with human heritage, acting as both centres of tradition and sources of livelihood.