September 5 is annually celebrated as Teachers’ Day to pay tribute to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and all teachers in the country.
The day memorializes the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. who was a philosopher and also a teacher and he made a lot of effort in order to contribute to the field of education. He used to say that “teachers should be the best minds in the country”.
Importance Of The Day
Much of the importance of this occasion lies in how it came to pass. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a professor, philosopher and bureaucrat all rolled into one. His personality evoked great respect from his students. When Radhakrishnan was the President of India, his students and friends once requested him to allow them to celebrate his birthday. However, Dr Radhakrishnan, who has always been a man of principles, asked them to mark the day as not his birthday, but as Teachers’ Day.
