Teacher's day Special
In conversation: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Raja Ghazanafar Ali Khan, Pakistan High Commissioner to India.
Teacher’s day is celebrated on September 5 in India. It commemorates the birthday of Professor S. Radhakrishnan, who was the second President of India. A scholar of philosophy and comparative literature, Dr. Radhakrishnan is a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, besides several international honours such as the Templeton prize and the Commonwealth Order of Merit.
In conversation: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Raja Ghazanafar Ali Khan, Pakistan High Commissioner to India.
Teacher’s day is celebrated on September 5 in India. It commemorates the birthday of Professor S. Radhakrishnan, who was the second President of India. A scholar of philosophy and comparative literature, Dr. Radhakrishnan is a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, besides several international honours such as the Templeton prize and the Commonwealth Order of Merit.
Teacher’s day is celebrated around the world on different days.
The
first President of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk stated, “the new
generation will be created by teachers”. Ataturk was named the nation’s
head teacher on November 24 which is celebrated as Teacher’s Day in
Turkey.
September 11 is celebrated as Teacher’s Day in Argentina to honour its
former President, intellectual and activist Domingo Faustino Sarmiento,
who opened schools and free public libraries.
Brazil declared October 15 as Teacher Appreciation Day in 1963. Emperor
Pedro I introduced a law that created schools for the lower classes in
the 19th century.
Australia celebrates this day on the last Friday of October.
UNESCO recognises October 5 as World Teacher’s Day to acknowledge teachers’ contribution to education and development.
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