Teachers’ Day 2019: History, Importance, Significance of Teachers’ Day Celebration in India | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Teachers’ Day 2019: History, Importance, Significance of Teachers’ Day Celebration in India | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Lifestyle Desk |New Delhi |Updated: September 3, 2019 6:08:52 pm

Teachers’ Day 2019: History, Importance, Significance of Teachers’ Day Celebration in India

Teacher's Day 2019: The day holds great importance for students and teachers, and is marked with revelry and different programmes planned for teachers in schools and colleges.

Teachers’ Day 2019: Thank you teachers for being our guiding force. (Photo: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

Teachers’ Day 2019: Every year on September 5, Teachers’ Day is celebrated all across the country. As the name suggests, the day is dedicated to teachers and acknowledges their contribution in shaping one’s life. The day commemorates the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, scholar, Bharat Ratna recipient and the first Vice President and second President of independent India, who was born on September 5, 1888.