Teachers Day is celebrated on 5 September every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in India. Globally, Teachers Day is celebrated on 5th October; in India, we celebrate it on 5th September from 1962 onwards.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
Key-Points
Teachers Day is one such event for which students and teachers equally look forward to.
Teachers Day is important for the students as it gives them a chance to understand the efforts put in by their teachers to ensure that they get a proper education.
Similarly, teachers also look forward to the Teachers’ Day celebration as their efforts get recognised and honoured by students and other agencies as well.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a renowned scholar, recipient of Bharat Ratna, first Vice- President and second President of independent India.
He was born on 5 September, 1888. As an educationist, he was an advocate of edification and was a distinguished envoy, academician, and above all a great teacher.
