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In 2013 the Indian state of [[Chhattisgarh]] and some schools & colleges in [[Bhubaneswar]] started to celebrate the Parents Worship Day,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/vday-to-be-matripitra-divas-in-chhattisgarh-schools/911388/|title=V-Day to be Matri-Pitra Divas in Chhattisgarh schools|last=Bhardwaj|first=Ashutosh|date=February 13, 2012|newspaper=Indian Express|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Singha|first1=Minati|title=Children 'worship' parents, teachers|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Children-worship-parents-teachers/articleshow/18507027.cms|work=The Times of India|date=February 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/kids-future-brightened-by-parents-blessings.html|title=‘Kids’ future brightened by parents’ blessings’|last=|first=|date=2017-02-15|work=The Pioneer|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|publication-place=Bhubaneswar, Odisha|language=en}}</ref> and in 2015 the state government led by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] made it an official holiday.<ref name="timesofindia">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Its-official-Chhattisgarh-renames-V-Day-as-Matru-Pitru-Diwas/articleshow/46151391.cms|title=It’s official: Chhattisgarh renames V-Day as ‘Matru-Pitru Diwas’|work=The Times of India|date=February 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Mnews">{{cite news|last=Kishore|first=Lalit |title=Chhattisgarh makes Parents Worship Day a compulsory observance in schools on February 14|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/chhattisgarh-makes-parents-worship-day-a-compulsory-observance-in-schools-on-february-14/15881586.shtml&cp|newspaper=Meri News|date=February 13, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018015852/http://www.merinews.com/article/chhattisgarh-makes-parents-worship-day-a-compulsory-observance-in-schools-on-february-14/15881586.shtml&cp|archivedate=October 18, 2013}}</ref> In 2015 the right wing political party [[Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha]] endorsed the holiday.<ref name="timesofindia"></ref> It was celebrated in [[Jammu]] in 2015, 2016, and 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sanatan Dharam Sabha to celebrate ‘Parents Worship Day’ on Feb 14|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/sanatan-dharam-sabha-celebrate-parents-worship-day-feb-14/|work=Daily Excelsior |date=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sanatan Sabha to celebrate Parents Worship Day|url=http://news.statetimes.in/144788-2/|work=State Times|date=February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sanatan Dharam Sabha Celebrates “Matra Pitra Poojan Diwas”|url=http://www.themandate.in/2017/02/14/sanatan-dharam-sabha-celebrates-matra-pitra-poojan-diwas/|work=The Mandate|date=14 February 2017}}</ref> In 2017 the [[District Collector (India)|District collector]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]] made this a school holiday.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/collector-in-madhya-pradesh-issues-notice-askspeople-to-worship-their-parents-on-valentines-day-4517818/|title=Collector in Madhya Pradesh asks people to worship their parents on Valentine’s Day|date=2017-02-10|work=The Indian Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Madhya Pradesh: Chhindwara collector asks people to worship their parents on Valentine’s Day|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/madhya-pradesh-chhindwara-collector-asks-people-to-worship-their-parents-on-valentines-day/545893/|work=The Financial Express|date=10 February 2017}}</ref> More than 1000 children celebrated Parents Worship Day in [[Kurla]] in 2016 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/mumbai-north-east/valentine%E2%80%99s-day-event-held-kurla-worship-parents-85334|title=On Valentine’s Day, event held in Kurla to worship parents|last=|first=|date=2016-02-15|work=dna|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/matru-pitru-pujan-diwas-in-kurla-today/article_131713|title=Matru-Pitru Pujan Diwas in Kurla today|last=|first=|date=2015-02-14|website=www.afternoondc.in|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
In 2013 the Indian state of [[Chhattisgarh]] and some schools & colleges in [[Bhubaneswar]] started to celebrate the Parents Worship Day, and in 2015 the state government led by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] made it an official holiday. In 2015 the right wing political party [[Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha]] endorsed the holiday. It was celebrated in [[Jammu]] in 2015, 2016, and 2017. In 2017 the [[District Collector (India)|District collector]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]] made this a school holiday. More than 1000 children celebrated Parents Worship Day in [[Kurla]] in 2016 and 2015.

The education minister of [[Jharkhand]], [[Neera Yadav (politician)|Neera Yadav]] passed an order to celebrate Parents Worship Day in 50 thousand government schools.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 09:44, 23 December 2017

Parents Worship Day
Observed bySchools in State of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh in India
TypeCultural
Date14 February
Next time14 February 2025 (2025-02-14)
FrequencyAnnual
Related toParents Day, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Children's Day, Grandparent's Day

Parents' Worship Day (Hindi: मातृ-पितृ पूजन दिवस or Matru Pitru Poojan Divas) was started by the Indian spiritual leader Asaram Bapu in 2011 as an alternative to Valentine's Day which Bapu sees as non-Indian.[1][2][3]

In 2013 the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and some schools & colleges in Bhubaneswar started to celebrate the Parents Worship Day,[4][5][6] and in 2015 the state government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party made it an official holiday.[7][8] In 2015 the right wing political party Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha endorsed the holiday.[7] It was celebrated in Jammu in 2015, 2016, and 2017.[9][10][11] In 2017 the District collector in Madhya Pradesh made this a school holiday.[12][13] More than 1000 children celebrated Parents Worship Day in Kurla in 2016 and 2015.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Indianisation of Valentine's Day". The New Indian Express. February 15, 2011.
  2. ^ Dahat, Pavan (2015-02-07). "Valentine's Day to be Parents' Day in Chhattisgarh". The Hindu.
  3. ^ Bhattacharya, D.P. (January 29, 2012). "Worship parents on Valentine's Day, says Asaram Bapu". India Today.
  4. ^ Bhardwaj, Ashutosh (February 13, 2012). "V-Day to be Matri-Pitra Divas in Chhattisgarh schools". Indian Express.
  5. ^ Singha, Minati (February 15, 2013). "Children 'worship' parents, teachers". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "'Kids' future brightened by parents' blessings'". The Pioneer. Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 2017-02-15. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ a b "It's official: Chhattisgarh renames V-Day as 'Matru-Pitru Diwas'". The Times of India. February 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Kishore, Lalit (February 13, 2013). "Chhattisgarh makes Parents Worship Day a compulsory observance in schools on February 14". Meri News. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013.
  9. ^ "Sanatan Dharam Sabha to celebrate 'Parents Worship Day' on Feb 14". Daily Excelsior. 11 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Sanatan Sabha to celebrate Parents Worship Day". State Times. February 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "Sanatan Dharam Sabha Celebrates "Matra Pitra Poojan Diwas"". The Mandate. 14 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Collector in Madhya Pradesh asks people to worship their parents on Valentine's Day". The Indian Express. 2017-02-10.
  13. ^ "Madhya Pradesh: Chhindwara collector asks people to worship their parents on Valentine's Day". The Financial Express. 10 February 2017.
  14. ^ "On Valentine's Day, event held in Kurla to worship parents". dna. 2016-02-15. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ "Matru-Pitru Pujan Diwas in Kurla today". www.afternoondc.in. 2015-02-14. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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