“Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured as they the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
Children’s Day is celebrated on 14th November to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He struggled hard for India’s independence and went on to become the first Prime Minister of independent India.
He was extremely fond of children and wanted them to grow, prosper and get highly educated. Nehru was nicknamed as Chacha Nehru by the kids and is mostly remembered by that name. Children’s Day is commemorated with immense joy, enthusiasm and magnificence throughout India in all educational institutions.
Children's Day is celebrated by doing, learning and teaching a lot of activities to them. Schools organize and carry out various events and activities that their students thoroughly enjoy and at the same time are also able to learn from those events.
These activities are carried out in a dramatic way so that it can be adopted by the children easily. On this day the neglecting people get an opportunity to think of the future of their children. The whole society thinks of its duty and responsibility towards the children.
They think of what have been done for the children in the year past and what should be done for them in the year coming. Because children are the future citizens of the country and the future of the country depends upon the present children.
People gather in meetings to discuss over the future of the children. They discuss over how to build children as the ideal citizens. They discuss about how to make the child healthy physically, mentally and morally. Schools and educational institutions all over India mark the occasion as a grand fiesta.
Schools are not closed on this day. Moreover, children attend school not to study but to get involved in numerous activities and events awaiting them out there.
Teachers organize different cultural programs and events for students. Children participate in various activities, such as singing, dancing, painting, drawing, quizzes, storytelling, elocutions, fancy dress, debates, speeches, and so on. The winning students are rewarded generously.
The competitions are not only organized by schools, but also by social and corporate institutions. The best part about Children’s Day in India is that students do not have wear their regular uniforms to school. Instead, they put on colorful and their best dresses. They are treated with sweets and luxurious delicacies as lunch. Excitement and enjoyment lies ahead for kids at school.
Teachers disguise themselves as children and present dramas and dances for their beloved students. Picnics and tours are also planned for them. Recently, different electronic media, such as television and radio, have started airing special programs for children to honor Children’s Day. Numerous movies targeting the young generation are telecasted on television.
But of late the children's Day has gained special importance and besides schools, Institutions like Balbhavans and also Jawahar Balbhavans have special programs for children in the areas of Arts & Crafts, Music, Dance and Science as well. Balbhavans are also well equipped with libraries, games (indoor as well as outdoor facilities), film shows, museum, aquarium, swimming pool, etc. In cities Balbhavans serve the children throughout the year. The schools can become members and make use of the facilities.
Certain schools also step forward and help the poor and needy children in their surroundings or in special homes to make their day special.
Children’s Day is a day to engage in fun and frolic. But it is not just that. This day reminds everyone to renew their commitment towards the welfare of the children and to teach them to live by Chacha Nehru’s ideals. And for grown-up people, it is an occasion to imbibe the qualities of childhood.
Children's Day celebration is all about giving the child the right kind of knowledge and freedom to enjoy, so that they can grow as healthy and educated citizens of the country.
Along with this, if you can teach your child the important values of sharing and caring of what you are lucky to have, respecting others for what they are and learning from others what they do know; then your child will become a responsible human being.
All these values are of great importance for the well-being of your child as he is the future of our country.
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