On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to former President Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary and offered gratitude to the teachers across the country.
Hailing the teachers as “heroes”, the Prime Minister lauded them for their contributions towards shaping minds and building the nation.
“We remain grateful to the hardworking teachers for their contributions towards shaping minds and building our nation. On Teachers Day, we express gratitude to our teachers for their remarkable efforts. We pay tributes to Dr S. Radhakrishnan on his Jayanti. #OurTeachersOurHeroes,” PM Modi tweeted.
We remain grateful to the hardworking teachers for their contributions towards shaping minds and building our nation. On Teachers Day, we express gratitude to our teachers for their remarkable efforts. We pay tributes to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on his Jayanti. #OurTeachersOurHeroes
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 5, 2020
He also tweeted a short clip from his last ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme where he had introduced an idea of teachers teaching students about the lesser-known aspects of India’s freedom struggle.
“Who better than our knowledgeable teachers to deepen our connection with our nation’s glorious history. During the recent #MannKiBaat, I had shared an idea of teachers teaching students about lesser-known aspects of our great freedom struggle. #OurTeachersOurHeroes,” the Prime Minister tweeted.
Who better than our knowledgeable teachers to deepen our connect with our nation’s glorious history. During the recent #MannKiBaat, I had shared an idea of teachers teaching students about lesser known aspects of our great freedom struggle. #OurTeachersOurHeroes pic.twitter.com/rsJiU3juLA
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 5, 2020
Teachers’ Day is celebrated across the country in the memory of former President Dr S Radhakrishnan, a philosopher-author and India’s second President who was born on September 5, 1888. His contributions to the field of education are exemplary.
In 1962, the tradition to celebrate Teachers’ Day began to honour Radhakrishnan and all teachers.
The idea of celebrating Teachers’ Day took root in many countries during the 19th century; in most cases, they celebrate a local educator or an important milestone in education. This is the primary reason why countries celebrate this day on different dates, unlike many other International Days.
For example, Argentina has commemorated Domingo Faustino Sarmiento‘s death on 11 September since 1915; while in India Guru Purnima is traditionally observed as a day to venerate teachers, the birthday of the second president Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (5 September) is also celebrated as Teacher’s Day since 1962.
