India celebrates Teachers’ Day to mark birth anniversary of S Radhakrishnan

Every year, India celebrates the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (September 5) as National Teachers’ Day as a tribute to his contributions and achievements. In this picture, you can see Jammu & Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha during the felicitation of award-winning teachers of the Kashmir division on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, in Srinagar today. (PTI Photo)

A day dedicated to the Bharat Ratna awardee, Teachers’ Day was also celebrated by the West Bengal government today as you can see here Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaking at a teacher’s day celebration in Kolkata. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

However, for several students in Prayagraj, today denotes a day to fight for justice and equality. In the picture are B.Ed-degree holding applicants shouting slogans during ‘Vishal Mahapanchayat’ protest demanding an ordinance from the central government to re-induct the students in the post of primary teachers on the occasion of Teachers' Day (PTI Photo)

In other parts of UP though, there was ample celebration as students in Moradabad made a rangoli of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and posed with it a day before Teachers’ Day on September 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Another school in Gurugram followed suit as they celebrated the day one day prior with sketches and artwork of Dr. Radhakrishnan. You can see in the picture students holding up their work as a tribute to the renowned scholar. (PTI Photo)

It is believed that while Dr Radhakrishnanwas serving as the second President of India in 1962, his students approached him to seek permission to celebrate his birthday – September 5 – as a special day. To this, Dr Radhakrishnan instead made a request to observe September 5 as Teachers’ Day, to recognise the contribution of teachers to society. (PTI Photo)

Teachers’ Day is now celebrated to highlight the importance of teachers in our lives and recognise their contribution to the society through performances, small tokens of appreciation, and more. In this picture, students of a Thane school in Maharashtra can be seen presenting teachers with flowers on this occasion. (PTI Photo)

However, this school in Agartala made matters more exciting as they decided to give the teachers a break by assigning senior students to teach junior classes as a part of the celebrations. (PTI Photo)