The NP Chronicle

               The NP Chronicle                          1st April  "Better a witty fool than a foolish wit."                               -- William Shakespeare  "The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes."                               -- Sir Winston Churchill  "If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings."                               -- Welsh Proverb "Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: It's good to be silly at the right moment."                               -- Horace Today is: ▪︎ April Fool's Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary o...

               The NP Chronicle                        31st March  "I think, therefore I am."                               -- Rene Descartes  "Conquer yourself rather than the world."                               -- Rene Descartes  "Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power."                               -- Rene Descartes  "To live well you must live unseen."                                 -- Rene Descartes  "There is nothing more ancient than the truth."                        ...

               The NP Chronicle                        30th March  "I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream."                     -- Vincent van Gogh  "The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting."                     -- Vincent van Gogh  "There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people."                     -- Vincent van Gogh  "Art is to console those who are broken by life."                     -- Vincent van Gogh  "The most dangerous things in life are overeating and the lack of ambition."                     -- Michael Bassey Johnson "When you have been a victim of constant hunger, you learn ho...

               The NP Chronicle                        29th March  Today is: ▪︎ Death anniversary of Shaheed Laxman Nayak

               The NP Chronicle                       28th March  "Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but you let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is."                                -- Maxim Gorky  "When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery."                                -- Maxim Gorky  Today is: ▪︎ World Piano Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Maxim Gorky , Aristide Briand ▪︎ Death anniversary of Virginia Woolf

               The NP Chronicle                       27th March  "Impatience is the enemy of wisdom; it propels us to jump to conclusions, judge and condemn rather than to understand."                               -- Lord Ram "Supporting the unrighteous is also the cause of destruction."                               -- Lord Ram "A leader should be like a father to his subjects."                               -- Lord Ram "The greatness of a king lies in being accessible to the humblest citizen."                               -- Lord Ram "No one can change the direction of the wind, but one ca...

               The NP Chronicle                        26th March  "These woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep."                                     -- Robert Frost "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."                                     -- Robert Frost  "If I got rid of demons, I'd lose my angels."                                      -- Tennessee Williams  "Resist much, obey little."                           ...

               The NP Chronicle                        25th March  "The best decision I ever made was keeping my baby."                               -- Maya Angelou  "Carrying a baby is the most rewarding experience a woman can enjoy."                               -- www.medcells.ae. Today is: ▪︎ International Day of the Unborn Child ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Sarah Jessica Parker, Elton John, Wladimir Klitschko, and Gloria Steinem ▪︎ Death anniversary of Frédéric Mistral

               The NP Chronicle                       24th March  "In character, in manner, in style, in all the things, the supreme excellence is simplicity."                          -- H.W. Longfellow  "I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart."                          -- H.W. Longfellow  "If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility."                          -- H.W. Longfellow  Today is: ▪︎ World Tuberculosis (TB) Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Olive Schreiner, and Emraan Hashmi ▪︎ Death anniversary of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

               The NP Chronicle                       23rd March "The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins."                          -- Soren Kierkegaard "They may torture my body, break my bones, even kill me. Then they will have my dead body, but not my obedience."                          -- Mahatma Gandhi  "A true martyr is not an opportunist who dies to get a reward of eternal life. A true martyr is a humanist who dies to save a life."                          -- Mouloud Benzadi Today is: ▪︎ World Meteorological Day ▪︎ Martyrs' Day in India  ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Kangana Ranaut ▪︎ Death anniversary of Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Th...

               The NP Chronicle                       22nd March  Water, water, everywhere,  And all the boards did sink; Water, water, everywhere,  Nor any drop to drink.                  -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge              (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) Today is: ▪︎ World Water Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Reese Witherspoon  ▪︎ Death anniversary of Severus Alexander, and U.G. Krishnamurthy

               The NP Chronicle                        21st March  "Poets are the sense of humanity."                                           -- Samuel Beckett Today is: ▪︎ World Poetry Day ▪︎ International Day of Forests ▪︎ World Down Syndrome Day ▪︎ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination  ▪︎ Eid ul-Fitr ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Bismillah Khan, Ronaldinho,  Gary Oldman, and Shobhana

               The NP Chronicle                        20th March                HAPPY MESSAGES  "Let your smile change the world, don't let the world change your smile." "Every morning is a fresh start. Wake up with a grateful heart." "Shine bright today — your joy is contagious and it lights up the world." "Embrace the glorious mess that you are, for therein lies your unique joy." "Today, sprinkle a little joy wherever you go and watch the world glow." "You're a rainbow of possibilities, spreading color wherever you wander." "Positive vibes only: fill today with love, laughter, and endless possibilities." "Choose to be happy today, because happiness looks amazing on you." "Be the sunshine on cloudy days, bringing warmth and light to everyone." "Carry a happy heart — it radiates hope and spreads kindness." Today is: ▪︎ International Day of Hap...

               The NP Chronicle                        19th March  Today is: ▪︎ International Day for Digital Learning  ▪︎ St. Joseph's Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of David Livingstone, Richard Burton, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Bruce Willis, and Tanushree Dutta. ▪︎ Death anniversary of Arthur C. Clarke.

               The NP Chronicle                        18th March  Today is: ▪︎ Global Recycling Day ▪︎ Ordnance Factories Day in India  ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Shashi Kapoor, Alisha Chinai ▪︎ Death anniversary of Christian Doppler, Anthony Minghella

               The NP Chronicle                         17th March  "I believe that he who has less in life should have more in law."                          -- Ramon Magsaysay  Today is: ▪︎ St. Patrick's Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Kalpana Chawla, and Gottlieb Daimler ▪︎ Death anniversary of Saint Patrick , Irene Joliot-Curie, and Ramon Magsaysay

               The NP Chronicle                       16th March Today is: ▪︎ National Vaccination Day in India  ▪︎ National Panda Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Georg Ohm, and General Bipin Rawat. ▪︎ Death anniversary of Shane Warne, and William Beveridge

               The NP Chronicle                        15th March  "I love the name of honour, more than I fear death." -- Julius Caesar  "It is better to create than to learn." -- Julius Caesar  "As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can." -- Julius Caesar  "Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once." -- Julius Caesar (Shakespeare in _Julius Caesar_) Today is: ▪︎ World Consumer Rights Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Eva Longoria, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Ila Arun ▪︎ Death anniversary of Julius Caesar, Odoacer, and Rebecca West

               The NP Chronicle                       14th March  "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles".                          -- Karl Marx  "Capital is dead labour, that, vampire-like, only lives by sucking living labour".                          -- Karl Marx  "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce".                          -- Karl Marx  "Revolutions are the locomotives of history".                          -- Karl Marx  "Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex".             ...

               The NP Chronicle                        13th March  "I pray every single moment of my life; not on my knees but with my work. My prayer is to lift women to equality with men. Work and worship are one with me."                           -- Susan B. Anthony  "Every woman should have a purse of her own."                           -- Susan B. Anthony  "The true Republic: men, their rights and nothing more: women, their rights and nothing less."                           -- Susan B. Anthony  "Like the Good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them with concrete acts of love."           ...

               The NP Chronicle                       12th March  Today is: ▪︎ Mauritius Day ▪︎ Salt March Day in India ▪︎ National Girl Scout Day ▪︎ International School Meals Day

               The NP Chronicle                       11th March  "One sometimes finds what one is not looking for."                           -- Alexander Fleming  "I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and it would be this - never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening."                         -- Alexander Fleming  "The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat Small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow."                          -- Rupert Murdoch  Today is: ▪︎ No Smoking Day ▪︎ World Plumbing Day ▪︎ Restoration of Independence Day in Lithuania ▪︎ Saudi Flag Day in Saudi Arabia ▪︎ Birth anniversary of...

               The NP Chronicle                       10th March  Today is: ▪︎ International day of Women judges ▪︎ International Day of Awesomeness

               The NP Chronicle                         9th March  "Looking at the earth from afar you realize it is too small for conflict and for power struggles."                          -- Yuri Gagarin  "I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it."                          -- Yuri Gagarin  Today is: ▪︎ Commonwealth Day ▪︎ National Get Over It Day ▪︎ National Barbie Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Yuri Gagarin, and Juliette Binoche ▪︎ Death anniversary of Hans Christian Orsted, and Arnold Toynbee

               The NP Chronicle                         8th March  "There is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it."                          -- Amanda Gorman "A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult."                          -- Melinda Gates "We realize the importance of our voices only when they are silenced."                          -- Malala Yousafzai  "The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another... be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble."                       ...

               The NP Chronicle                        7th March  "There is a magnate in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnate is selfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you."                     -- Paramahamsa Yogananda  "Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along."                     -- Paramahamsa Yogananda  "The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success."                     -- Paramahamsa Yogananda  Today is: ▪︎ Global Day of Unplugging  ▪︎ National Cereal Day ▪︎ Maritime Day in Slovenia  ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Ivan Lendl, and Anupam Kher ▪︎ Death anni...

               The NP Chronicle                         6th March "The secret of good old-age is none other than an honest pact with solitude."                     -- Gabriel Garcia Marquez  "I became aware that the invincible power that has moved the world is unrequited, not happy, love."                     -- Gabriel Garcia Marqez  "The problem in public life is learning to overcome terror; the problem in married life is learning to overcome boredom."                     -- Gabriel Garcia Marqez  "Whoever lives true life will love true love."                     -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning  "Light tomorrow with today."             ...

               The NP Chronicle                         5th March  "The Washington leadership has put aside non-proliferation programmes and devoted its energies and resources to driving the country to war by extraordinary deceit, then trying to manage catastrophe it created in Iraq."                          -- Noam Chomsky  "The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us."                          -- John F. Kennedy  "A nuclear war must never be waged -- because a nuclear war can never be won."                          -- Antonio Guterres "Nulear disarmament is the only sane path to a safer world."                   ...

               The NP Chronicle                         24th March  "Peace -- the world evokes the simplest and most cherished dream of humanity. Peace is, and has always been, the ultimate human aspiration. And yet our history overwhelmingly shows that while we speak incessantly of peace, our actions tell a very different story."                     -- Javier Perez de Cuellar  "It is ironic that the accumulation of arms is one of the few expanding industries in a period of economic depression and gloom."                     -- Javier Perez de Cuellar  Today is: ▪︎ World Obesity Day ▪︎ National Gramar Day in the US ▪︎ National Safety Dayi in India  ▪︎ National Security Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Rohan Bopanna, Dina Pathak ▪︎ Death anniversary of Javier Perez de Cue...

               The NP Chronicle                        3rd March  "A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with -- a man is what he makes of himself."                          -- Alexander Graham Bell  "Don't keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone."                          -- Alexander Graham Bell  "When one door closes, another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us."                          -- Alexander Graham Bell  Today is: ▪︎ World Wildlife Day ▪︎ World Hearing Day ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell, Jamsetji Tata, and Har...

               The NP Chronicle                        2nd March  "You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop."                          -- Rumi "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."                          -- E.E. Cummings  "Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender, it's holy ground. There's no greater investment."                          -- Stephen Covey "In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you."                          -- Oscar Wilde Today is: ▪︎ World Teen Mental Wellness Day  ▪︎ Birth anniversary of Mikhail Gorbachev, and John Irvin...