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The doodle is that of a spinning globe with spectacles that is surrounded by many a subjects. Sports, music, astronomy and chemistry being a few of them depicting knowledge that need not just be bookish. Teachers’ Day is celebrated in India on September 5 while World Teacher’s day, designated by UNESCO is celebrated on October 5 every year. We celebrate Teachers’ Day on September 5 as a tribute to the second president of India Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was an exemplary teacher. He was also a philosopher, scholar and politician and his dedicated work towards education shaped up the youth of the country.

Source: rajyasabha.nic.in

Dr. Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888, in a middle class family in Tirutani (Tamil Nadu). He was an outstanding student and studied philosophy at Christian College, Madras. He taught at various colleges in his lifetime from University of Mysore to University of Calcutta. He was also appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University, Delhi University as well as Banaras Hindu University.

He was the first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the second President of India from 1962 to 1967.

He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour in the country in 1954. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was nominated 27 times for the Nobel Prize; sixteen times for the Nobel Prize in literature, and eleven times for the Nobel Peace prize. He was awarded the honorary membership of the British Royal Order of Merit in 1963. He was also one of the founders of Helpage India, a non profit organization for elderly underprivileged in India. Radhakrishnan believed that “teachers should be the best minds in the country”. Since 1962, his birthday is being celebrated in India as Teachers’ Day on 5 September.

Schools and colleges give heartfelt tributes to their teachers on this day for their relentless efforts to guide us into the vast forest of knowledge.

A teacher is a friend, philosopher, and guide who influences us greatly right from our childhood till our adult life. From school to university, our teachers are there with us along the way to nurture us and help us through many a decisions. We owe them a great deal in life.

Today the Vice President Shri. Venkaiah Naidu will confer the National Teacher’s award to 45 teachers from across the country.

Sources: NDTV.com, Times of India & Wikipedia



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