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Attending the 9th BRICS Summit in China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday saluted India’s teaching community on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.
“On Teachers’ Day, I salute the teaching community that is devoted to nurturing minds and spreading the joys of education in society,” he tweeted from Xiamen, China.
The day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the country’s second President who was also an academician and philosopher.
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“My tributes to Dr S. Radhakrishnan, an outstanding teacher and statesman on his birth anniversary,” he said.
Modi said the “teachers have a central role in realising our dream of a new India that is driven by cutting edge research and innovation”.
“Let us make the next five years about ‘teach to transform, educate to empower and learn to lead’,” the Prime Minister added.
India has been celebrating 5th September as Teacher’s Day, since 1962 – the year Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan became the country’s president. It is believed that his students suggested that his birthday be celebrated as ‘Radhakrishnan Day’.
Despite his achievements, Radhakrishnan remained a teacher throughout his life.
(With inputs from agencies)
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