Thought of the day

Thought of the day
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
-Mahatma Gandhi

Friday, 26 June 2015

World Anti Drugs Day Rally June 26.

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade. It is observed annually on 26 June, since 1988, a date chosen to commemorate Lin Zexu's dismantling of the opium trade in Humen, Guangdong, just before the First Opium War in China.The observance was instituted by General Assembly Resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987.
The UN's 2007 World Drug Report puts the value of the illegal drug trade at US$322 billion a year.




International Yoga Day Celebration. 21 July 2015



International Yoga Day, June 21, was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014. Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice or discipline that originated in India. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN Address suggested the date to be June 21 as the International Day of Yoga as it is the longest day of the year (Summer Solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and has special significance in many parts of the world.
 We NSS unit of GHSS Anchal East also celebrated this auspicious day.Our coordinator Jayakumar leaded the Yoga class.