<h1>Nonprofit declares September 23 as annual World Punjabi Day with inaugural events, logo launch and broad school participation</h1> A nonprofit cultural foundation proclaimed September 23 as an annual World Punjabi Day dedicated to a historic poet, organizing inaugural events and a logo launch and coordinating participation by thousands of schools, colleges, universities and diaspora groups. Organizers say the date followed consultations with scholars and emphasizes language, literature and cultural preservation; events included performances, academic speeches and mass student participation. The announcement reflects a privately driven cultural observance with broad social uptake but does not indicate any formal statutory recognition, public policy change or new legal status conferred by government authorities.