Excellence by Saikat Sir: 04/15/20

The first-ever World Chagas Disease Day is from 2020 onwards, April 14 is marked as a day to spread awareness about this “silent and silenced disease”.
The Chagas disease is called silent because it progresses slowly, and silenced because it mainly affects the poor people who often lack political voice and proper health care.
The disease got its name from Dr Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, who diagnosed the first patient with the disease in Brazil on April 14, 1909.
The 72nd World Health Assembly approved the designation of Chagas Disease Day on May 24, 2019.

AmbedkarJayanti or Bhim Jayanti is an annual festival observed on 14 April to commemorate the memory of R. Ambedkar.
It marksBabasaheb Dr. R.Ambedkar’s birthday who was born on 14 April 1891.
He is known as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, a world-class lawyer, social reformer and number one world-class scholar as per the Ministry of Social Justice, Government of India.

Puthandu, also known as Puthuvarusham or Tamil New Year, is the first day of year on the Tamil calendar and traditionally celebrated as a festival.It falls on 14th
On the Tamil New Year, people wake up early and take a bath. After this, they wear new clothes and arrange three fruits — jackfruit, banana and mango – on a tray. They also place silver or gold jewellery, money, arecanut, betel leaves and flowers on the tray. This ritual is known as Kani and it is believed to bring happiness and prosperity.
Apart from India, the festival is also celebrated in other countries, including Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Singapore and Malaysia.

The United Nations (UN) celebrates the International Day of Human Space Flight on April 12 each year. The day remembers the first human space flight on April 12, 1961 by Yuri Gagarin.
The day also aims to promote aspirations to explore and maintain outer space for peaceful purposes.
In Soviet Union, the day is observed as International Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics.

Excellence by Saikat Sir