Teachers Day 2025: Why do you celebrate Teachers’ Day on September 5? Know what is its history and importance

Teachers day 2025: Teachers’ Day is celebrated with great pomp across the country. Because, there is a responsibility of the future of the country on the teacher’s shoulder. They work to show the path of taking the citizens of the country to the heights of success. At the same time, they also tell them how to test right and wrong. In this way, the first guru of a human being is called his mother, while the teacher guides him to make a worldly perception i.e. moving forward in life. In view of this importance of the teacher, Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on 5 September in our country.

Teachers’ Day is celebrated on the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India and the great philosopher. Different dates for making Teachers Day are set around the world. The date of September 5 has been set by UNESCO to celebrate Teachers’ Day. Therefore, it is celebrated on 5 September in about 100 countries around the world. Let us know why Teachers Day is celebrated on 5 September?

Who is doctor Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on 5 September 1888 in a village named Tirutani. Before entering politics, he gave 40 years of teaching of his life. He said that wherever you get to learn from anywhere, one should take off in his life. He talked about emphasizing the intellectual development of students more than teaching. He used to maintain a very happy atmosphere during his studies. In 1954, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna. He was a great philosopher, great educationist and teacher. His students loved him very much.##

That’s why Teachers’ Day is celebrated

Once his students and friends decided to celebrate his birthday, when he went to take permission from him, he said that instead of making my birthday separately, if Teacher’s Day was celebrated, I will feel proud, since then September 5 started to be celebrated as Teachers’ Day across the country. Teachers’ Day was celebrated on 5 September 1962 for the first time in the country.

History of Teacher’s Day

In our country, celebrating Teachers’ Day began in the year 1962 with Dr. Radhakrishnan becoming President. Actually, this year his students sought approval to celebrate his birthday. On this, Radha Krishnan said that instead of celebrating my birthday, I will be proud if they celebrate this day as Teachers’ Day in honor of teachers across the country. In this way, for the first time in the country, on 5 September 1962, on the occasion of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday, Teachers’ Day started.

Importance of Teacher’s Day