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When is Teachers Day
Teachers’ Day is celebrated in India on September 5, the birthday of the former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a well-known scholar, philosopher and teacher. Every year, Teachers' Day is marked to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. On this day, students celebrate the contribution of teachers in their lives and in shaping up society. The classrooms across the nation burst into colours with cultural programmes and greetings.
On Teachers' Day, the National Teachers’ Awards are given to the meritorious teachers by the President of India. The awards are conferred as a public gratitude to praiseworthy teachers working in the primary schools, middle schools and secondary schools.
Teachers' Day History
The first Teachers' Day was celebrated in India in 1962. Some of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's students and friends approached him and requested to allow them to celebrate his birthday. However, he suggested, "instead of celebrating my birthday separately, it would be my proud privilege, if the day is observed as Teachers' day". From then on, every year, September 5 has been celebrated as Teachers Day, in India.
About Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Born in 1882 into a Telugu family in Andhra Pradesh, Radhakrishnan did his Masters’ in Philosophy from the University of Madras. And later, went on to teach in University of Mysore and University of Calcutta, where he was also popular among the students. He authored the book ‘The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore’ in 1917 and placed Indian philosophy on the world map. Radhakrishnan was conferred Bharat Ratna in 1931, along with several other highest civilian awards like Knighthood. He was also nominated eleven times for Nobel Peace Prize until he passed away in 1975.
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