Sunday 12 January 2014

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Thenmala @ Kollam

National Youth Day (India)

National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared the day as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.
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International Day of Democracy was observed on

Ans: September 15

Saturday 11 January 2014

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid was born on 11 January 1973. He is a former Indian cricketer, who captained the national Test and One Day International (ODI) teams. In December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to address at the Bradman Oration in Canberra.
photo:http://9cric.com/players-feeling-guilty-of-fixing-and-to-cheat-selectors-rahul-dravid/

Biggest Island in the world

Ans: Green Land

Friday 10 January 2014

Norman George Heatley

Norman George Heatley was born on 10 January 1911, he was a member of the team of Oxford University scientists who developed penicillin. Norman Heatley developed the back extraction technique for efficiently purifying penicillin in bulk. He died on 5 January 2004.
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photo:news.bbc.co.uk

Tuesday 7 January 2014

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG team. He is the 2008 Formula One World Champion. He was born on January 7, 1985.
photo:www.telegraph.co.uk

Wednesday 1 January 2014

Global Family Day

Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, is celebrated every January 1 in the United States as a global day of peace and sharing. Global Family Day grew out of the United Nations Millennium celebration, "One Day In Peace".
photo:archives.dailynews.lk