Children’s Day
Children’s Day is being celebrated all over the world on various days. International Children’s Day is celebrated on 1st June and Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20th.
In India, Children’s Day is celebrated on 14th November, the date which marks the birth anniversary of Independent India’s First Prime Minister – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The reason of celebrating his birthday as Children’s day is because of his love and passion for children.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was very fond of children. His love and affection is always towards children. Children used to call him “Chacha Nehru” (Chacha in Hindi means Uncle). He used to spare his free time with children by playing, singing and telling stories to them.
He used to say that “Future of India is in the hands of Today’s Child“.
Although this is a day of great joy and happiness, there are also a lot of serious issues that we need to remember. Most importantly, is our commitment to the welfare and well being of children around the world.
