International Yoga Day!

Did you know that the UN observes the following

• 27 January - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
• 4 February - World Cancer Day
• 6 February - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 
• 13 February - World Radio Day 
• 20 February - World Day of Social Justice  
• 21 February - International Mother Language Day  
• 1 March - Zero Discrimination Day 
• 3 March - World Wildlife Day 
• 8 March - International Women's Day
• 20 March- International Day of Happiness 
• 21 March - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 
• 21 March - World Poetry Day 
• 21 March - International Day of Nowruz 
• 21 March - World Down Syndrome Day  
• 21 March - International Day of Forests 
• 22 March - World Water Day  
• 23 March - World Meteorological Day 
• 24 March - World Tuberculosis Day  
• 24 March - International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims 
• 25 March - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade  
• 25 March - International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
• 2 April - World Autism Awareness Day 
• 4 April - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 
• 6 April - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
• 7 April - International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
• 7 April - World Health Day 
• 12 April - International Day of Human Space Flight
• 22 April - International Mother Earth Day
• 23 April - World Book and Copyright Day  
• 23 April - English Language Day 
• 24 - 30 April - World Immunization Week [WHO]
• 25 April - World Malaria Day
• 26 April - World Intellectual Property Day
• 28 April - World Day for Safety and Health at Work
• 29 April - Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
• 30 April - International Jazz Day
• 3 May - World Press Freedom Day
• 8-9 May - Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War  
• 9-10 May - World Migratory Bird Day 
• 15 May - International Day of Families 
• 17 May - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day  
• 21 May - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
• 22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity
• 23 May - International Day to End Obstetric Fistula 
• 29 May - International Day of UN Peacekeepers
• 31 May -World No-Tobacco Day
• 1 June - Global Day of Parents 
• 1 June - "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
• 4 June - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 
• 5 June - World Environment Day  
• 6 June - Russian Language Day at the UN 
• 8 June -World Oceans Day 
• 12 June - World Day Against Child Labour
• 13 June - International Albinism Awareness Day 
• 14 June - World Blood Donor Day 
• 15 June - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 
• 17 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 
• 20 June - World Refugee Day  
• 21 June - International Day of Yoga 
• 23 June- United Nations Public Service Day 
• 23 June - International Widows' Day 
• 25 June - Day of the Seafarer  
• 26 June - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
• 26 June - United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 
• 4 July (first Saturday in July) - International Day of Cooperatives
• 11 July - World Population Day  
• 15 July - World Youth Skills Day  
• 18 July - Nelson Mandela International Day 
• 28 July - World Hepatitis Day 
• 30 July - International Day of Friendship 
• 30 July - World Day against Trafficking in Persons 
• 9 August - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
• 12 August - International Youth Day
• 19 August - World Humanitarian Day 
• 23 August - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition  [UNESCO]  
• 29 August - International Day against Nuclear Tests
• 30 August - International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 
• 5 September - International Day of Charity  
• 8 September - International Literacy Day 
• 12 September - United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation 
• 15 September - International Day of Democracy
• 16 September - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 
• 21 September - International Day of Peace 
• 25 September (last week of September) - World Maritime Day 
• 26 September - International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons  
• 27 September - World Tourism Day
• 1 October - International Day of Older Persons
• 2 October - International Day of Non-Violence 
• 5 October - World Teachers’ Day 
• 5 October (first Monday in October) - World Habitat Day 
• 9 October - World Post Day 
• 10 October - World Mental Health Day 
• 11 October - International Day of the Girl Child 
• 13 October - International Day for Disaster Reduction 
• 15 October - International Day of Rural Women 
• 16 October - World Food Day 
• 17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty  
• 24 October - United Nations Day  
• 24 October - World Development Information Day  
• 27 October - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 
• 31 October - World Cities Day 
• 2 November - International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists  
• 6 November - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict  
• 10 November - World Science Day for Peace and Development
• 14 November - World Diabetes Day  
• 15 November (third Sunday in November) - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
• 16 November - International Day for Tolerance  (Resolution 5.61 of the 28th session of the UNESCO General Conference)
• 19 November - World Toilet Day 
• 19 November (third Thursday in November) - World Philosophy Day
• 20 November - Africa Industrialization Day 
• 20 November - Universal Children’s Day
• 21 November - World Television Day 
• 25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women  
• 29 November - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 
• 1 December - World AIDS Day
• 2 December - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
• 3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities  (A/RES/47/3)
• 5 December - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development 
• 5 December - World Soil Day 
• 7 December - International Civil Aviation Day 
• 9 December - International Anti-Corruption Day
• 10 December - Human Rights Day
• 11 December - International Mountain Day 
• 18 December - International Migrants Day 
• 20 December - International Human Solidarity Day 

To understand how we observe few these Days in India: - 

The World against child labour day - In India we are amending laws so that children below 14 years of age to work in family enterprises or entertainment industry... 

The Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women  - The concept of marital rape does not apply in India as marriage is treated as sacred here... 

The World Toilet Day  - India launched the Swachch Bharat Abhiyan with a budget allocation to build toilets. We are so there.

The International Day of Democracy- hm... yes ... we will commomerate this shortly!

The Human Rights Day - hm... well... we will commomerate this also, shortly!

The Anti - Corruption Day - hm...

The International Yoga Day  - And Wow! the money, time and effort spent by Indian Government to promote is phenomenal!  

 - Childern asked to come to school on the weekly holiday at 6.30 AM to be photographed doing Padmasana

 - Media houses encouraged to promote the Day to ensure maximum success

 - Industries encouraged to organise the day in factories and work places - ostensibly to promote healthy living and working conditions :)

- The PM is going to demonstrate some special Asanas! :)

Afterall, we have to get into the Guiness Book of World Records...