Hello Everyone,
Assalamoalaikum ❣️
Today we are celebrating Teacher's day and as you know teachers day is celebrated on 5th September every year to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was a former President of India, scholar, philosopher and Bharat Ratna recipient. On Teachers' Day, students all over the country pay respect and tribute to their teachers. In most schools, special programs are also organised to celebrate Teachers' Day on September 5. Teachers' Day is a reminder of the role that teachers play in nation-building by guiding and educating the brightest minds of our country. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a professor and a scholar whose work revolved around comparative religion and philosophy. He used to teach Philosophy at the Madras Presidency College, University of Mysore, University of Calcutta, the University of Chicago and also the University of Oxford. Radhakrishnan was appointed as the second President of India in 1962 and assumed office from May 13 that year. To celebrate this momentous occasion, his students and friends decided to celebrate his birthday and sought his permission regarding the same. Radhakrishnan told them, “Instead of celebrating my birthday separately, it would be my proud privilege if September 5 is observed as Teacher's Day". For school students, the day means getting roses, chocolates, gifts including handmade cards to profess their affection for their favourite teachers. For senior students, Teacher’s Day is one of role reversal and celebration. Last two years, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the schools and colleges were shut and the annual celebrations at the campus were replaced with virtual ones. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and a threat of Delta variant spreading, many schools continued to operate their online classes where virtual wishes and greetings became a perfect way to tell your teachers you love and cherish them. However, with the normalcy fast restoring and students back in campus, it is once again that time of the year when cultural programmes and events are organised in schools and colleges. Students bring flowers, sweets and cards for their teachers to express their gratitude and love while senior students dress up in formals and take/supervise classes so that teachers can take a break and enjoy the celebrations. So, We should respect all the teachers and follow their words because teachers are like our parents, we get to learn everything from them, without them we cannot move forward in life. And we should also not forget that our biggest teachers are our parents, if they were not there we would not have got a good education today. Parents showed us the right path and teachers took that path to the destination. If we didn't have parents and teachers in our lives today, we would probably be mindless and illiterate people today. Our life is incomplete without parents and teachers, so we should respect elders in our life and treat the younger ones with love.
Thank You !! 😊
S S Ashraf
Director, Bookstock










