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               The NP Chronicle                        1st January  "Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.' "                          -- Alfred Lord Tennyson "New Year's Day is every man's birthday."                               -- Charles Lamb "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."                               -- C.S. Lewis "The future belongs to those  who believe in the beauty of their dreams."                               -- Eleanor Roosevelt  Today is: ▪︎ New Year's Day ▪︎ Global Family Day ▪︎ Birth anniv...

               The NP Chronicle                     31st December  "For last year's words belong to last year's language, and next year's words await another voice."                               -- T.S. Eliot "Every moment is a fresh beginning."                               -- T.S. Eliot "If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello."                               -- Paulo Coehlo Today is: ▪︎ New Year's Eve ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Sir Anthony Hopkins, and Sir Ben Kingsley  ▪︎ Death anniversary of Betty White, and Natalie Cole

               The NP Chronicle                     30th December  "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet."                               -- Rudyard Kipling  "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."                               -- Rudyard Kipling  "I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble."                               -- Rudyard Kipling  Today is: ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Rudyard Kipling , Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Joe Root ▪︎ Death anniversary of Vikram Sarabhai, Saddam Hussein

               The NP Chronicle                     29th December  "Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing."                               -- Pele "The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."                               -- Pele "You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can."                               -- Jimmy Carter  "We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams."         ...

               The NP Chronicle                     28th December  "Take the stones people throw at you and use them to build a monument."                                -- Ratan Tata "If you want to walk fast, walk alone. But if you want to walk far, walk together."                               -- Ratan Tata "The only way to win is to not be afraid of losing."                               -- Ratan Tata  "In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take."                               -- Ratan Tata  "None can destroy iron, but its own rust can! Likewise, none can destroy a...

               The NP Chronicle                     27th December  "Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics."                          -- Carl Jung "One of the epidemics in our industry is the abuse of power."  -- Nancy Dubuc "A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic." -- George Bernard Shaw  "There is, of course, no larger mass hysteria in American history than the epidemic of racism." -- Kevin Young Today is: ▪︎ *International Day of Epidemic Preparedness*  ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Louis Pasteur, Mirza Ghalib, George Cayley, James Harrison, and Salman Khan. ▪︎ Death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, Nancy Roman, Gustave Eiffel, K.C. Jones, and Amy Beach.

               The NP Chronicle                     26th December  "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."                               -- Mahatma Gandhi "Three things can ruin a man: power, money and women."                               -- Harry S. Truman Today is: ▪︎ *Boxing Day*  ▪︎ St. Stephen's Day ▪︎ Proclamation Day in South Australia  ▪︎ Death anniversary of Harry S. Truman and Shankar Dayal Sharma

               The NP Chronicle                     25th December  "It is more blessed to give than to receive."                               -- Jesus Christ "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you."                               -- Jesus Christ  "So I say to you, Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you."                               -- Jesus Christ  Today is: ▪︎ *Christmas Day*  ▪︎ Good Governance Day in India  ▪︎ Birthday of *Jesus Christ*  ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Justin Trudeau, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Anwar El-Sadat, Pandit Madan ...

               The NP Chronicle                     24th December "The consumer rights are (i) right to safety, (i) right to be informed, (i) right to choose, and (iv) right to be heard. These are the four basic rights that can protect consumers from unsafe products and misleading information... Consumers are the largest economic group and deserve protection against unsafe products, fraudulent information, and limited choices."          -- Declaration by John F. Kennedy  "Consumer rights are not just laws; they are the foundation of fair trade and trust."                          -- Unknown  Today is: ▪︎ *National Consumer Rights Day in India*  ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Anthony Fauci, Anil Kapoor, Stephenie Meyer, Mary Higgins Clark, and Mathew Arnold ▪︎ Death anniversary of Harold Pinter, an...

               The NP Chronicle                     23rd December  "Life's simplest joys are found in the soil, where seeds of today bloom into tomorrow's bounty."                               -- Remez Sasson "In the fields, every sunrise is a promise, every sunset a reward."                               -- Remez Sasson " Farmers are the embodiment of hard work, dedication, and resilience."                               -- Unknown  Today is: ▪︎ National Farmers' Day (Kisan Diwas) in India  ▪︎ National Christmas Movie Marathon Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Choudhury Charan Singh ▪︎ Death anniversary of P.V. Narasimha Rao, Shyam Benegal

               The NP Chronicle                    22nd December  "An equation for me has no meaning, unless it expresses a thought of God."                               -- Srinivasa Ramanujan  "Numbers are like friends; they reveal their secrets to those who are willing to listen."                               -- Srinivasa Ramanujan  "The pure mathematician, like musician, is a free creator of his world of ordered beauty."                               -- Bertrand Russell  "Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialized linguistic structures."                               -- Je...

               The NP Chronicle                     21st December  "The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts."                               -- Marcus Aurelius  "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."                               -- Marcus Aurelius  "An ounce of meditation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation."                               -- Joseph Grynbaum "Creativity is as boundless, spacious and limitless as the sky. We are born with it. It cannot be lost and it cannot be destroyed. It can only be forgotten."                       ...

               The NP Chronicle                     20th December  "Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much."                               -- Helen Keller "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."                               -- Martin Luther King Jr. "We are all connected; to each other, biologically. To the earth chemically. To the rest of the universe, atomically."                               -- Neil deGrasse Tyson Today is: ▪︎ International Human Solidarity Day  ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Jaroslav Heyrovsky, Kylian Mbappe  ▪︎ Death anniversary of John Steinbeck

               The NP Chronicle                     19th December   "We must banish malnutrition, social evils, infant mortality and female foeticide."                                      -- Pratibha Patil  "I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and progress of all."                                      -- Pratibha Patil    "Empowerment of women is particularly important to me as I believe this leads to the empowerment of the nation."                                      -- Pratibha Patil  Today is: ▪︎ Goa Liberation Day in India ▪︎ National Heroes and Heroines Day...

               The NP Chronicle                     18th December  "Migration is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future. It is part of the social fabric, part of our very make-up as a human family."                               -- Ban Ki-moon "Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better."                               -- Martin Luther King Jr.  Today is: ▪︎ International Migrants Day ▪︎ UN day of the Arabic Language  ▪︎ Minorities Rights Day in India  ▪︎ Qatar National Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Steven Spielberg, Brad Pitt, Christina Aguilera, Keith Richards and Katie Holmes ▪︎ Death anniversary of Vijay Hazare

               The NP Chronicle                     17th December  "Let us care for one another and let us be loving custodians of creation."                                     -- Pope Francis "I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes."                                     -- Sir Humphry Davy  "The sky is not a limit; it's a canvas waiting for your dreams to take flight."                                     -- Unknown  Today is: ▪︎ Wright Brothers Day ▪︎ Pensioners Day in India  ▪︎ National Day in Bhutan  ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Pope Francis , Sir Humphry Davy, Miley Cyrus, Manny Pacqu...

               The NP Chronicle                     16th December  "There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart."                          -- Jane Austen   "Victory belongs to the most persevering."                          -- Napoleon Bonaparte  Today is: ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Jane Austen, Arthur C. Clarke, Ludwig van Beethoven  ▪︎ Death anniversary of Ray Price, Julia Reichert ▪︎ Vijay Diwas in India

               The NP Chronicle                     15th December  "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."                                     -- Walt Disney  "First, think. Second, believe. Third, dream. And finally, dare."                                     -- Walt Disney  Today is: ▪︎ Death anniversary of Walt Disney, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Ustad Zakir Hussain ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Bhaichung Bhutia

               The NP Chronicle                     14th December  "It is better to be alone than in bad company."                     -- George Washington  "Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."                     -- George Washington  "If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."                     -- George Washington  Today is: ▪︎ Death anniversary of George Washington , Alison Lurie, John of the Cross and Pope Adrian II ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Shyam Benegal, B. K. S. Iyengar, Shirley Jackson and Raj Kapoor  ▪︎ National Energy Conservation Day in India  ▪︎ International Monkey Day

               The NP Chronicle                     12th December  "Love, hope, fear, faith -- these make humanity."                      -- Robert Browning  "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."                     -- World Health Organisation  "I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health."                                       -- Voltaire Today is: ▪︎ Universal Health Coverage Day ▪︎ Death anniversary of  Robert Browning

               The NP Chronicle                     11th December  "Meditation is the only magic in the world and the only miracle."                     -- Bhagawan Rajneesh "The mind is a beautiful servant, but a dangerous master."                     -- Bhagawan Rajneesh  "The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death."                     -- Bhagawan Rajneesh  "Don't be angry at life. It is not life that is frustrating you, it is you who are not listening to life."                     -- Bhagawan Rajneesh  Today is: ▪︎ UNICEF Day ▪︎ International Mountain Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Bhagawan Shree Rajneesh, ...

               The NP Chronicle                     10th December  "A right delayed is a right denied".                          -- Martin Luther King Jr. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."                          -- Martin Luther King Jr. "No virtuous man is strong enough to live in virtue at all times, nor is any sinner bad enough to exist in one welter of sin. Life is a tangled web..."                          -- C. Rajagopalachari  Today is: ▪︎ World Human Rights Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Emily Dickinson, George MacDonald and C. Rajagopalachari

               The NP Chronicle                      9th December  "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."                                   -- Lord Acton  "Corruption is a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity... It wastes the talent of entire generations."_                                     -- Joe Biden  _"Corruption corrodes the fabric of society and undermines trust."_                                     -- Ban Ki-moon Today is: ▪︎ International Anti-Corruption Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of John Milton

               The NP Chronicle                      8th December  "The root of suffering is attachment."                                                     -- Buddha "Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."                                                     -- Buddha "The mind is everything. What you think you become."                                                     -- Buddha  "Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule."         ...

               The NP Chronicle                      7th December  "A room without books is like a body without a soul."                               -- Cicero "It is only in folk takes, children's stories, and the journals of intellectual opinion that power is used wisely and well to destroy evil. The real world teaches very different lessons, and it takes wilful and dedicated ignorance to fail to perceive them."                               -- Noam Chomsky  Today is: ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Noam Chomsky ▪︎ Death anniversary of Cicero, Thornton Wilder, Robert Graves and Rube Goldberg ▪︎ International Civil Aviation Day ▪︎ Armed Forces Flag Day in India ▪︎ Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in the United States

               The NP Chronicle                      6th December   "Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence."                      -- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar   "Knowledge is the foundation of a man's life."                      -- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar   "Life should be great rather than long."                      -- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar   "Everything is created to be annihilated."                                -- Peter Handke  "The most real dialogue for me is when I am alone, writing."                              ...

               The NP Chronicle                      5th December  "It always seems impossible until it's done."                         -- Nelson Mandela   "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."                          -- Nelson Mandela  Today is: ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Walt Disney, Werner Heisenberg, C. F. Powell and Martin Van Buren ▪︎ Death anniversary of Nelson Mandela, Alexandre Dumas ▪︎ World Soil Day

               The NP Chronicle                      4th December  "Work is the grand cure for all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind."                              -- Thomas Carlyle   "A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men."                              -- Thomas Carlyle  Today is: ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Thomas Carlyle ▪︎ Death anniversary of Charles Richet ▪︎ Indian Navy Day in India ▪︎ National Cookie Day in the United States ▪︎ World Wildlife Conservation Day

               The NP Chronicle                      3rd December  "Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet."                           -- Stephen Hawking  "Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it."                           -- Stephen Hawking  Today is: ▪︎ International Day of Persons with Disabilities  ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Dr. Rajendra Prasad  ▪︎ Death anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, Robert Louis Stevenson, Dev Anand

               The NP Chronicle                     2nd December  "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."                       -- Abraham Lincoln  Today is: ▪︎ International Day for the Abolition of Slavery ▪︎ National Pollution Control Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Britney Spears, Monika Seles and Gianni Versace ▪︎ Death anniversary of Robertson Davies and Manohar Joshi