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Important Days & Dates

Important days recur every year. National symbols also appear: the national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' (Tagore) and national song 'Vande Mataram' (Bankim Chandra Chatterjee).

Days you must know

DateDay
26 JanuaryRepublic Day
8 MarchInternational Women's Day
5 JuneWorld Environment Day
21 JuneInternational Yoga Day
15 AugustIndependence Day
5 SeptemberTeachers' Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan)
2 OctoberGandhi Jayanti
14 NovemberChildren's Day (Nehru's birthday)
National symbols. Anthem "Jana Gana Mana" by Tagore; song "Vande Mataram" by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Don't swap the two authors — a classic trap.

✅ Solved examples

1. When is International Yoga Day observed?
21 June.
2. Whose birthday is celebrated as Children's Day, and on which date?
Jawaharlal Nehru's, on 14 November.
3. Who wrote India's national anthem?
Rabindranath Tagore.
4. When is World Environment Day observed?
5 June.

✏️ Practice — try these, take hints as needed

1. Teachers' Day in India is observed on?
Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday.
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5 September
2. International Women's Day is on?
March.
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8 March
3. Gandhi Jayanti falls on?
October.
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2 October
4. Who composed the national song "Vande Mataram"?
Bengali novelist.
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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
5. Republic Day is celebrated on?
Constitution date.
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26 January

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