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January 09
Remembered Day: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
Organized: India
Purpose: To Mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of
India. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay
on 9 January 1915.
January 10
Remembered Day: World Hindi Day
Organized: India Ministry of External Affairs
January 12
Remembered Day: National Youth Day
Organized: India
Purpose: To Mark birth anniversary of social reformer, philosopher and thinker Swami
Vivekananda
January 15
Remembered Day: 67th Army Day
Organized: India
Purpose: Our Lieutenant General K.M Cariappa take over as the first Commander-in-chief of
the Indian Army from Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.
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January 18
Remembered Day: National Immunization Day (Polio Day)
Organized: India
Purpose: Focusing national efforts on promoting and crying out specific immunization
campaigns, such as that for Poliomyelitis.
January 23
Remembered Day: 118th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose / National
Day of Patriotism / Desh Prem Divas
Organized: India
January 24
Remembered Day: National Girl Child Day
Organized: India
Purpose: The National Girl Child Day is celebrated to increase the awareness among people
about all the inequalities faced by the girl child in the society.
Theme: Adolescent Girls: Issues and Challenges
January 25
Remembered Day: National Voters Day
Organized: India
Purpose: To encourage young voters to take part in political process & to mark the Election
Commissions foundation day.
2015 Theme: Easy Registration, Easy Correction
Remembered Day: National Tourism Day
Organized: India
Purpose: To aimed at increase awareness about tourism through a range of activities.
January 26
Remembered Day: 66th Republic Day
Organized: India
Purpose: Honors the date on which the constitution of india came into force on 26 January
1950 replacing the Government of India Act(1935) as the governing document of India.
2015 Theme: Women Empowerment (Nari Shakti)
Remembered Day: 63rd International Customs Day (ICD)
Organized: World Customs Organization
Purpose: To Recognizes the role of custom officials and agencies in maintaining border
Security.
2015 Theme: Coordinated border management An inclusive approach for connecting
stakeholders
January 27