International Labour Day 03/05/2019 – Posted in: Daily News
International Labour Day
May Day or International Labour Day is celebrated in many countries across the world to remember the labour movement.
May Day is marked in countries such as India, People’s Republic of China, North Korea, Cuba, and the former Soviet Union.
The theme of Labour Day 2019 is ‘Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement’.
The first celebration of May Day in India was organised in Madras (now Chennai) by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan on May 1, 1923. This was also the time when the Red Flag which symbolises Labour Day was first used in India.
Labour Day is also known as ‘Kamgar Din’ or ‘Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas’ in Hindi, ‘Kamgar Divas’ in Marathi and ‘Uzhaipalar Naal’ in Tamil.
| May 1 is also marked as ‘Maharashtra Day’ and ‘Gujarat Day’ to mark the date in 1960 when the two western states attained statehood after the erstwhile Bombay state was divided on linguistic lines. |
Yeti
An Indian Army mountaineering expedition team has claimed to have sighted “mysterious large footprints of the mythical beast Yeti”. The footprints, measuring 32×15 inches, were sighted close to the Makalu base camp. The Army shows a couple of images of the footprints in ice. It added that the elusive snowman has “only been sighted at Makalu-Barun National Park in the past”.
| The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is a folkloric ape-like creature taller than an average human, that is said to inhabit the Himalayan mountains. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology. |
Sobha Naidu
Eminent Kuchipudi dancer and Padma Sri Awardee Sobha Naidu was presented Lifetime Achievement Award by Nartanasala Dance Academy at the All-India Dance Festival organised at Ananda Gajapathi Auditorium in Vizianagaram.