[New Delhi] Indians Celebrating Teachers’ Day
Prime Minister of India has Tweeted
“Greetings to the teaching community on the special occasion of #TeachersDay. Teachers play a vital role in the shaping of young minds and building our nation.
We bow to our former President and a distinguished teacher himself, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his Jayanti.”
Today is a special day for the appreciation of trachers and to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area or community in general
Many Teachers have also been conferred the National Award to mark the #TeachersDay
Google has also dedicated its doodle to this auspicious day
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Indians Celebrating Teachers’ Day
Agitating Teachers,On Sacred Teacher’s Day,Observed “Black Day” Against Odisha Govt
[Bhubaneswar,Odisha]Agitating Teachers,On Teacher’s Day,Observed “Black Day” in Odisha
A major section of school teachers in Odisha observed ‘black day’ on Teachers Day across the state today as protest against the government’s alleged negligence towards them.
Tying black ribbons over their mouths, the teachers belonging to School Teachers Federation of Odisha (STFO), an umbrella organization of 14 teachers organizations of the state, sat on dharna at Mahatma Gandhi Marg protesting against the non-implementation of grant-in-aid order of 1994 to the schools.The federation has been sitting agitating for the past 27 days.
“Since the government is yet to take any decision over our demand, we are observing the sacred Teachers Day as a black day,” STFO convenor Prakash Chandra Mohanty said.
The state government had on August 26 set up a seven-member minister-level committee to discuss the teachers’ demand of full grant-in-aid and seven of the nine teachers’ bodies had withdrawn their protest.
The issue of teachers demand was also raised in the Assembly and is under its consideration.
Asked for his reaction, state School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra curtly replied “It is upto them (teachers) to ask their conscience.
P M emails Greetings On Teacher,s Day ,Asks to Regain Status Of Vishwaguru
Indian Prime Minister emails Greetings to all teachers on Teachers’ Day And Asks To Regain The Status Of Vishwaguru
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted India’s teachers, on Teachers’ Day.
In an email message to all teachers, the Prime Minister said “teaching is not just another profession. It is a divine responsibility to guide and enlighten.” He said that by according high status to the teaching community, India had once attained the status of Vishwaguru. “We must once again accord such respect to the teachers and thereby regain that status where India becomes the beacon of knowledge for the entire world,” he added.
The Prime Minister said the wheels of change have put India on the march towards Surajya. “Your determination and sincerity will shape the destiny of the nation! I want to see the day when every student is proud of his or her Teachers and every Teacher is proud of his or her students,” he said.
“The influences and experiences you share with your students will remain with them for a lifetime. You are also laying the foundation and the building blocks of the society. This is a responsibility of great significance because on this depends how our present and future generations will thrive,” the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister said that in the present day, often learning is equated with either collection of information or mastery of skills for occupations and Jobs. “Yes, that is important but I call upon you to widen the horizon of thinking of your students. Encourage them to think critically about broader issues concerning our Nation, society and the environment. Our goal must be to create good Citizens who are capable of preserving the past and creating the future,” the Prime Minister said.
“Lessons in good citizenship inculcated at a young age will go a long way in creating a better society. This could be as simple as traffic rules, cleanliness, gender sensitization, concern for the weak and reverence for the elders. I hope I can count on your support to make a beginning this Teachers’ Day. Let us re-dedicate ourselves to this task; this duty,” the Prime Minister said.
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