Important Events of April – 25

2020-04-25

Important Events of April – 25

World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria.
Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria. In 2012, malaria caused an estimated 627,000 deaths, mostly among African children. Asia, Latin America, and to a lesser extent the Middle East and parts of Europe are also affected.

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by the parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganisms) belonging to the Plasmodium type.
Malaria spreads to others only by the anopheles mosquito.
In 1880, Charles Laurent first showed blood samples of malaria parasites in blood

Birth:

Birth Name: Virudhachalam.

Honours:

One of the best Tamil writers. He is considered a pioneer of modern Tamil literature.
In 2002, the Government of Tamil Nadu nationalised the works of Pudumaippithan.
His career as a writer began in 1933 with an essay “Gulabjaan Kaadhal” (Love for Gulab jamun) published in the magazine Gandhi
His first short story “Aatrangarai Pillaiyaar” (Pillaiyaar on the river bank) was published in 1934 in “Manikodi” and from then on his short stories appeared regularly in it.

Pseudonyms:

Vi, Rasamattam, Mathru, Koothan, Nandhan, Oozhiyan, Kabhali, Sukraachari and Iraval visirimadippu. For publishing poems he used the pseudonym Velur Ve. Kandasamy Pillai.
The name “Pudhumaipithan” was the one that became famous and his also likeed.

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