International Boundary Lines

1.Durand Line - India and Afghanistan(Demarcation line drawn in 1896 by Sir Mortimer Durand).

2.Radcliffe Line - India and Pakistan (Drawn in 1947 by Sir Cyril Radcliffe,Chairman of the Boundary Commission for India and Pakistan).

3.McMohan Line - India and China (Drawn by Sir Henry McMohan.The 1120km frontier line is not recognized by China.In 1962 Chinese crossed this line and invaded India.)

4.49th Parallel - USA and Canada.

5.17th Parallel - North Vietnam and South Vietnam (This line defined the boundary between them before the union).

6.38th Parallel - North Korea and South Korea.

7.Oder Niesse Line - Germany and Poland(Drawn after the Second World War).

8.Hindenberg Line - Germany and Poland (The line to which the Germans retreated in 1917 during First World War)

9.Maginot Line - France and Germany.(A line of fortification constructed by France for protection from Germany's attack).

10.Siegfried Line - Germany and France.(A line of fortification drawn up by Germany).

11.Mannerthiem Line - Russia and Finland.

12.24th Parallel - India and Pakistan.(It is the latitude line which Pakistan claimed should be the demarcation line the Kutch dispute.India rejected the claim)

Important Days...

January 12 - National Youth Day.

January 15 - Army Day.

January 26 - Republic Day,International Customs Day.

January 30 - Matyrs' Day

February 28 - National Science Day.

March 8 - International Women's Day.

March 15 - World Disabled Day.

March 21 - World Forestry Day.

March 23 - World Meteorological Day.

April 5 - National Maritime Day.

April 7 - World Health Day.

April 18 - World Heritage Day.

April 22 - Earth Day.

May 1 - Worker's Day(International Labour Day).

May 3 - Press Freedom Day.

May(2nd Sunday) - Mother's Day.

May 8 - World Red Cross Day.

May 15 - International Day of the Family.

May 17 - World Telecommunication Day.

May 24 - Commonwealth Day.

May 31 - Anti-tobacco Day.

June 5 - World Environment Day.

June 27 - World Diabetes Day.

July 11 - World Population Day.

August 6 - Hiroshima Day.

August 9 - Quit India Day,Nagasaki Day.

August 15 - Independence Day.

August 29 - National Sports Day.

September 5 - Teacher's Day.

September 8 - World Literacy Day.

September 16 - World Ozone Day.

September 21 - Alzheimer's Day.

September 26 - Day of Deaf.

September 27 - World Tourism Day.

October 3 - World Habitat Day.

October 4 - World Animal Welfare Day.

October 8 - Indian Air Force Day.

October 9 - World Post Office Day.

October 10 - National Post Day.

October 13 - UN International Day for Natural
Disaster Reduction.

October 14 - World Standards Day.

October 15 - World White Cane Day.

October 16 - World Food Day.

October 24 - UN Day.

October 30 - World Thrift Day.

November 14 - Children's Day.

December 1 - World AIDS Day.

December 4 - Navy Day.

December 7 - Armed Forces Flag Day.

December 10 - Human Rights Day.

December 23 - Kisan Divas(Farmer's Day).

Persons(Sobriquets)

Abdul Gaffar Khan - Badshah Khan;Frontier Gandhi.

Adolf Hitler - Fuhrer.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Lokmanya.

Benito Mussolini - II Duce.

C F Andrews - Deenabandhu.

C N Annadurai - Anna.

C R Das - Deeshabandhu.

C Rajagopalachari - Rajaji.

Dadabhai Narorji - Grand Old Man of India.

Duke of Wellington - Iron Duke.

Dwight David - Ike.

Eisenhower Earl of Warwick - King Maker.

Erwin Rommel - Desert Fox.

Florence Nightingale - Lady with the Lamp.

Francisco Franco - El Cauclillo.

Geoffery Chaucer - Father of English Poetry.

Jawaharlal Nehru - Chacha,Panditji.

Jayaprakash Narayan - Loknayak.

Joan of Arc - Maid of Orleans.

Lal Bahadur Shastri - Man of Peace.

Lala Lajpat Rai - Punjab Kesari.

M K Gandhi - Bapu.

M S Gohlwalker - Guruji.

Madan Mohan Malaviya - Mahamana.

Napolean Bonaparte - Man of Destiny.

Otto Von Bismark - Man of Blood and Iron.

Queen Elizabeth - Maiden Queen.

Rabindranath Tagore - Gurudev.

Rajinder Singh - Sparrow.

Samuel Langhome Clemens - Mac Twain.

Sarojini Naidu - Nightingale of India.

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah - Lion of Kashmir

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - Bangabandhu.

Subhash Chandra Bose - Netaji.

T Prakasam - Andra Kesari.

Vallabhai Patel - Man of Iron,Strong Man of India.

Walter Scott - Wizard Of The North.

William Ewart Glandstone - Grand Old Man of Britain.

William Shakespeare - Brand of Avon.

Younger Pitt - Great Commoner.