Maharashtra

The theme this year focused on ‘Schools as a supportive environment for children’.

If Goa proves to be too expensive for you, why not take the road less travelled and head to the secret beach of Nivati beach near Vengurla in Maharashtra?

"In India, the number of diabetics is estimated to be 31,705,000, which is set to rise by 100 per cent by 2030. Diabetes has become a direct threat to the lifestyle and also to the health of the population."

Did you know that cotton accounts half of all pesticide use in India? And that inhaling this poisonous spray can lead to farmers losing their vision, hearing or speech, and even die?

Buried under the debris of seven homes for 108 hours, 18-month-old Pinni was presumed dead, even by her own parents. But Lt Col Sumeet Baxi’s courage gave her a new lease of life!

No proper road, no water supply — this drought-hit village used to be deprived of even the basic amenities. But then, as a villager says, "Kalam sir showed us the path to develop our village"!

Aiming to eliminate wet wastage in Indian households, the 68-year-old former Navy man claims it is the first portable biogas plant manufactured in the country.

This year, as hundreds around them ticked things off their shopping lists, a few Mumbaikars decided to take the road less taken.

Even as we all relish the delicious snacks and create intricate rangolis, some states follow their own unique traditions over these five days. Here is is a look at five of them.

Born on September 7, 1927, Awati first donned the uniform when he was selected for the Royal Indian Navy in 1945.