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Monday, 19 October 2026
The eighth day of Navratri and the heart of Durga Puja celebrations.
Next:Dussehra20 October, tomorrow
Your reminders
Mon, 19 October
Small steps still count on the days they feel too small to matter.
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Festivals · holidays · your dates
Coming up this month
Tue, 20 October 2026 · Public holiday
Tue, 24 November 2026 · Public holiday · date may shift by a day
Fri, 25 December 2026 · Public holiday
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I hope married life gives you countless ordinary moments that feel extraordinary later—the extra cup of tea, the shared look across a crowded room, the walk taken just because the weather is good. Congratulations on choosing one another. May your love stay curious, generous and wonderfully alive.
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I still remember you practising in the corridor, backyard or wherever you could find a little space. Now look at you—representing [school/club/state] with such confidence. Congratulations on this wonderful achievement!
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No podium today, but a stronger, faster, wiser version of you crossed the finish line. That matters. Congratulations!
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The office will be quieter without your familiar advice and dependable presence. Still, today is for celebrating you. May retirement bring fresh interests, good conversations and time at your own pace.
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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.
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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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