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Milind, Ankita Celebrate 9th Anniv With Double Medals

Milind, Ankita Celebrate 9th Anniv With Double Medals

By LokMarg

He defies age and inspires his fans across age groups to strive for the best.

Model-Actor and fitness expert Milind Soman and his wife Ankita Konwar completed nine years of togetherness and celebrated it the way they wanted. Any guesses how?
Taking to Instagram on Monday, Milind posted a picture with Ankita showing their medals. He wrote in the caption, “The first time I won a medal in an age group competition was 1976 at the age group national swimming championship when I was 10 years old and yesterday was the latest, gold in my age group in the 10km run in 54min in Gandhidham, so much fun !!!! @ankita_earthy won silver in her age group. Celebrated 9 years of togetherness the only way we know how.”

Fans showed their love for the couple. “U guys are truly couple goals. Pushing each other to their best version,” wrote one. Another one wrote, “Good going guys. Keep running. Keep smiling!”

Milind and Ankita tied the knot in 2018 in an intimate ceremony in Alibaug. Due to the age gap, Milind and Ankita faced flaks on social media.

But it did not stop them from setting couple goals. The duo often treats their fans with mushy and fitness goals pictures. (ANI)

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New York City Public School Holiday On Diwali

New York City Announces Public School Holiday On Diwali From 2023

By LokMarg

Diwali will be a holiday for the New York City public school starting next year in 2023, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday.

Adams, joined by New York Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar, who had introduced the legislation to recognize Diwali and New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks, CNN reported.
Legislators swapped out Anniversary Day, better known to old-timers as “Brooklyn-Queens Day,” which is celebrated on the first Thursday in June, for Diwali in the public school calendar.

Anniversary Day has reportedly been on the books since 1829, with schools observing the holiday since the mid-1900s, New York Post reported.

Addressing a press conference, Rajkumar said, “The time has come to recognize over 200,000 New Yorkers of the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain faiths who celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights.”

She called Anniversary Day “an obscure and antiquated day,” as compared to Diwali, which is celebrated by a “growing number of New Yorkers,” reported CNN.

“People have said that there’s simply not enough room in the New York City school calendar to have a Diwali school holiday,” the assemblywoman said. “Well, my legislation makes the room.”

Rajkumar further added that the new school schedule will still have 180 days, as is required by the state’s education laws.

During the conference, Adams called the decision a “long overdue” acknowledgment of Hindu, Sikh, Jain, and Buddhist communities, according to CNN.

“We are going to encourage children to learn about what is Diwali,” Adams said. “We’re going to have them start talking about what it is to celebrate the Festival of Lights, and how you turn a light on within yourself,” he added.

“When we take this period to acknowledge Diwali, we’re acknowledging the light that is within us, the light that clearly can push away the darkness,” the mayor said. (ANI)

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