- In India, every year on 05 September, the birth anniversary of educationist and former President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is celebrated as Teachers’ Day.
- President Draupadi Murmu presented the National Teacher Award 2023 to 75 selected award winners at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
- This year, 50 school teachers, 13 teachers from higher education and 12 teachers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship were honored.
History of Teacher’s Day in India
- In 1962, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan became the President of India.
- His students approached him to celebrate 5 September as a special day.
- Instead, Dr. Radhakrishnan proposed to celebrate this date as Teachers’ Day.
- Its objective was to recognize and honor the valuable contribution of teachers to society.
- While the global World Teachers’ Day falls on 5 October and is led by organizations like UNESCO, UNICEF, and ILO, India decided to celebrate it on 5 September.
- Dr. Radhakrishnan’s students accepted his suggestion and since then 5th September has been celebrated as Teacher’s Day in India.