Celebrating Teachers' Day on 5th September

Special celebration conducted by educational institutes to honor Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and to encourage the contribution of teachers to the society.

Since 1962, India has been celebrating Teachers' Day on 5th September as a symbol of tribute and honor to the contribution made by teachers to the society. Respected among society, teachers have played an important role in the overall development of a person. They are capable to influence and mold a student's life positively. Every student celebrates this day to encourage and support the contribution of his or her teacher. Children are the country's future, hence they need to be positively nurtured and that is done best by teachers as children get inspired by their teachers. Teachers enlighten students and shape their career.

The day marks as a day of gratitude and respect to the selfless efforts of teachers. This day is also celebrated to honor Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the great teacher, academic philosopher and India's Second President as he was born on the same day in 1888. Dr. Radhakrishnan was a strong supporter of education. Instead of celebrating his birthday separately he requested to observe the day as Teachers' Day to give honor to all the teachers in India. This appeal demonstrated his love for the teaching profession and since then 5th September is celebrated as Teachers' Day in India.

Guru is the representative of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. He creates, sustains knowledge and destroys the weeds of ignorance. we salute such a Guru.

Guru is the essence of life and it is only through a guru that we are what we are today. The first Guru or teacher in our life is our parents. They teach us, take care of us and nurture us to be good human beings ready to face the world. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. Our mother teaches us to follow discipline and rules while our father teaches us to learn the importance of values and respect in life. Each parent has his or her role to play and ideas to contribute. We are students in every step of life. As children, we learn from parents.

Then we step into school, here we learn from our teachers. They are our ultimate Guru. We learn the basics of every language from our teachers. It is indeed a pleasure and privilege to be with such learned people who selflessly teach us the art of calculation, the beauty of the surroundings and the history of the world. Teachers are gems and we cherish them forever.