As Saturday marks the Teachers' Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former President Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary and offered gratitude to the teachers across the country.
As Saturday marks the Teachers' Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former President Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary and offered gratitude to the teachers across the country.
Hailing the teachers as 'heroes', the Prime Minister praised them for their contributions towards shaping minds and building the nation.
"We remain grateful to the hardworking teachers for their contributions towards shaping minds and building our nation. On Teachers Day, we express gratitude to our teachers for their remarkable efforts. We pay tributes to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on his Jayanti. #OurTeachersOurHeroes," PM Modi tweeted.
The PM also tweeted a short clip from his last 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme where he had introduced an idea of teachers teaching students about the lesser-known aspects of India's freedom struggle. "Who better than our knowledgeable teachers to deepen our connect with our nation's glorious history. During the recent #MannKiBaat, I had shared an idea of teachers teaching students about lesser known aspects of our great freedom struggle. #OurTeachersOurHeroes," the Prime Minister tweeted.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank also extended greetings on Teachers' Day.
"Tributes to an iconic thinker and erudite scholar, former President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his Jayanti. On Teachers Day, Greetings to the entire teaching fraternity who has been playing an unparalleled role in shaping the nation by selflessly guiding millions of souls," Shah tweeted.
Pokhriyal too thanked teachers on the occasion, he wrote: "I wish all the countrymen on Teachers` Day and salute all the gurus. Let us thank our teachers, counselors and parents on the occasion of Teacher`s Day, with whose blessings we have learned a lot."
Teachers' Day is celebrated across the country in the memory of former President Dr S Radhakrishnan, a philosopher-author and India's second President who was born on September 5, 1888. His contributions to the field of education are exemplary.In 1962, the tradition to celebrate Teachers' Day began to honour Radhakrishnan and all teachers.
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