Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former President of India and great educationist, was born on 5 September. In such a situation, his birthday is on 5th September. To celebrate this day, once some of his disciples reached Radha Krishnan and they said that they want to celebrate his birthday and you allow it.

After hearing this, Radha Krishnan said that instead of celebrating my birthday separately, if it is celebrated as Teacher's Day, then I will feel proud. Since then, 5th September was celebrated as Teacher's Day. Let us tell you here that for the first time Teacher's Day was celebrated in India in 1962.

This is history and importance
Talking about the history of this day, for the first time Teacher's Day was celebrated in the 60s. Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan had said that the whole world is a school, where one gets to learn something or the other. Teachers not only teach, but also teach us to differentiate between good and bad while going through life experiences.

Children celebrate this day as a mark of respect to their teachers. On this day in school, college, children give gifts to their teachers, seek their blessings, organize a special party for teachers etc. This is also because a teacher plays an important role in a child's life.