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Tuesday, 20 October 2026
The victory of good over evil, marked by Ravana effigies and the end of Durga Puja. It is a public holiday in India.
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Tue, 20 October
Discipline is just remembering what you wanted before you got tired.
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Congratulations on the new job, behen! All those late nights, applications, revisions and “I’m not sure I can do this” conversations led you here. Walk into this next chapter knowing you earned it. I hope the work challenges you in good ways, the people respect you and your first salary includes something delicious for the sibling who listened to all the practice answers.
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Old stories, new memories, same crazy family.
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From Dadi’s stories to the children’s giggles—what a gathering.
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Maa and Papa, you’re my safest place and my favourite people. Always.
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Reminders · free
Save the dates of the people you love, past memories and all. We email you before the day, with the perfect wish ready.
“The simplest way to be happy is to do good.”
“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”
“The great end of all human industry, is the attainment of happiness.”
“Of all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is friendship.”
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Motivation & MindsetHow to Build a Habit That Fits Your Real LifeTo build good habits that last, choose one priority, make its minimum version take two to five minutes and attach it to a routine you already do. Prepare your environment, create full, small and rescue versions, and restart at the next cue after a missed day instead of abandoning the plan.10 October 2026
Motivation & MindsetHow to Start Again After a SetbackTo start again after failure, separate what happened from who you are, allow the first feelings to settle, and identify one specific lesson. Then take a tiny action within 24 hours and follow it with a realistic seven-day plan that includes minimum versions for difficult days.9 October 2026FreeWishes helps you find the right words for the people you care about: birthday and anniversary wishes, festival greetings, quotes, captions, card messages and baby names, written to be copied and shared in seconds on WhatsApp or anywhere else.
It also remembers for you. Save a birthday or an anniversary and we email you before the day with wishes ready to send. One calendar shows every Indian festival, public holiday and special day alongside your own dates, and your homepage opens with a quote on the topics you chose.
When a ready-made line is not quite right, the Wish Writer writes one for a single person and the Card Maker puts your words on a picture card. FreeWishes is managed by Dotdunia Technologies, Hyderabad, India.
Yes. Reading, copying and sharing wishes, quotes and greetings is free and needs no account. Reminders, the Card Maker and the Wish Writer are free too.
Birthday, anniversary and festival wishes, good-morning messages, quotes by topic, greeting-card messages, captions, baby names with meanings, a festival and holiday calendar, and reminders for your own dates.
Tap the WhatsApp button under any message. WhatsApp opens with the text ready and you choose who to send it to. We never see your contacts or who you send it to.
Save a date such as a birthday or an anniversary. We email you before the day, at the time you choose, with wishes ready to send. On the day it also appears at the top of your homepage.
No. You can browse, copy, share and make picture cards without one. An account keeps your reminders, favourites and preferences safe and available on every device.
Dates for 2026 and 2027 are compiled from published calendars. Festivals that follow the moon, such as Eid, can shift by a day depending on the sighting and your region, and we mark those days.
AI helps us draft our collections, and editors set the standard and remove what falls short. We do not use AI to invent quotes by real people; quotes are attributed only when we can confirm a source. The Wish Writer uses AI to write a personal wish from the details you give.
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