Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 27 December 2025

Veer Bal Diwas observed on December 26

Exam-focused facts from the 27 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Veer Bal Diwas is observed every year on December 26 to remember and honour the extraordinary courage and supreme sacrifice of the four Sahibzadas, the sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in 2022 that December 26 would be observed annually as Veer Bal Diwas.
  • The Ministry of Women and Child Development observes Veer Bal Diwas at the national level and confers the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on the same day.

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