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Thursday, September 4, 2025

National Teacher's Day

🌸 National Teachers’ Day in India🌸

🎓 Date of Celebration:
Teacher’s Day is celebrated every year on 5th September across India.

👨‍🏫 Reason for the Date:
This date marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) — India’s second President and a great philosopher, scholar, and teacher.

📖 Why We Celebrate:
Dr. Radhakrishnan believed that teachers shape the future of the nation. To honour his contribution, his birthday began to be celebrated as Teachers’ Day in 1962.

🏫 How It’s Celebrated:

🌟 Students organize cultural events, poems, speeches, and plays.
👩‍🏫 Students take on the role of teachers for a day — a fun tradition in many schools.
🏅 Teachers are appreciated with cards, flowers, and awards for their service.

💡 Significance:
Teachers’ Day is a reminder to respect and thank our teachers for their dedication, knowledge, and guidance in building responsible citizens.

Brief Life History of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975)

📜 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan – Life in Emojis

👶 🎂 1888 – Born on 5th September in Tamil Nadu, India
📚 👦 – Brilliant student, studied philosophy
🎓 🏫 – Became a respected professor at Mysore & Calcutta universities
📖 🌏 – Known worldwide for his works on Indian philosophy
🎓 🎓 – Served as Vice-Chancellor of Andhra & Banaras Hindu Universities
🇮🇳 🤝 – Represented India as an ambassador to UNESCO & the Soviet Union
🏛️ 👔 – Became Vice President of India (1952–1962)
🏛️ 👑 – Became the 2nd President of India (1962–1967)
🙏 📅 – Requested his birthday (5th September) to be celebrated as Teachers’ Day to honour all teachers
🌟 👏 – Remembered as a great teacher, philosopher, and leader
🕊️ ✝️ 1975 – Passed away, leaving behind a legacy of knowledge & respect for education

References👇

Ministry of Education, Government of India. (n.d.). Teacher’s Day. Retrieved September 5, 2025, from https://www.education.gov.in/teachers-day

India Today. (2023, September 5). Teachers' Day 2023: History, significance and all you need to know. Retrieved from https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/teachers-day-2023-history-significance-and-all-you-need-to-know-2430737-2023-09-05

Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. (2023). Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved September 5, 2025, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarvepalli-Radhakrishnan

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Celebration of National Nutrition Week in the School Library

Our school library celebrated National Nutrition Week (1st–7th September) with the aim of spreading awareness about the importance of a balanced diet and healthy eating habits.

The library organized several activities such as interaction and discussion on food and health, importance of balanced diet, nutrition and results of malnutrition, an interactive quiz on nutrition, poster making challenge, slogan preparation on the events where students understand about making right food choices to make their body healthy and fit.