Pranab Mukherjee Presents National Awards to Teachers
Pranab Mukherjee releasing a Booklet “Umang 2015” on the occasion of the Teacher’s Day, at President’s Estate, in New Delhi on September 05, 2016. The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia and other dignitaries are also seen.
Pranab Mukherjee Presents National Awards to Teachers
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, presented National Awards to meritorious teachers from across the country at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday (September 5) on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.
He congratulated the distinguished teachers who had been bestowed with the prestigious National Teachers Awards for their performance and the manner in which they had instilled skills in their students. He conveyed his ‘Guru Pranam’ to all teachers on Teachers’ Day.
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The President said that the Teachers’ Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of former President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was a great scholar and educationist.
Quoting Dr. Radhakrishnan he said, “You cannot make or build the nation by just bricks; you have to establish the minds of young people and then alone can the nation building take place”.
[ आओ मिल कर करें एक नये और समृद्ध भारत का निर्माण ]
The President said that the Guru-Shishya parampara is integral to our ancient civilization. In ancient days, the Guru’s parting advice to students was that they should be truthful, virtuous and not deviate from their conviction.
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He said that as Visitor to institutions of higher learning, he had repeatedly stressed on the need to focus on improving the quality of education. He said that unless we build a knowledge society we cannot find our rightful place in the comity of nations.
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The President said that if the foundation is not strong, the structure built on it cannot be strong. Teachers thus have a crucial social responsibility during the formative years of the children.
In ancient India, for a long period of time, India was a leading centre of higher education and ancient Universities like Nalanda, Taxila, etc. used to attract mighty minds. This position needs to be revived, he suggested.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi also saluted the dedication and commitment of all the teachers on Teachers’ Day.
He paid his tributes to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a former President of India, whose birth anniversary is celebrated as Teachers’ Day across India.
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