Why Teacher's Day is celebrated on the 5 September?

Teachers play an important role in our lives. We can't grow as an individual and in our career without them.

Teacher's Day celebration is a tribute to our second President S Radhakrishnan who was born on this date in 1888.

A renowned professor, educationalist, philosopher, and statesman..

He was India's Vice President (1952-62) and then the president (1962-67).

He was so loved by his students that they arranged and pulled a flower-decked carriageway taking him to the railway station.

He was leaving Mysore University to join Calcutta University in 1921.

Students wanted to celebrate his Birthday once..

He suggested that they should rather celebrate it as Teacher's Day 

Radhakrishnan was nominated 16 times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and another 11 times for the Nobel Peace Prize.

As the President of India, he accepted only Rs 2500 out of Rs 10,000 salary and the remaining amount was donated to the PM Relief Fund every month.

Oxford University started the Radhakrishnan Chevening Scholarships and the Radhakrishnan Memorial Award in his memory

He had founded Helpage India, a non-profit organisation for elderly and underprivileged people.

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