Vivek Augustine Since 1954, the United Nations General Assembly suggested that all nations should set aside a designated day to observe Children's Day - a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children and of activity promoting the welfare of children worldwide.
While universally, Children’s Day is celebrated on the 20th of November, in India it is celebrated on the 14th of November. This day has been chosen as it is the birth anniversary of independent India’s first Prime Minister – Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru – who was known for his immense love for children.
Pundit Nehru, believed that children were like the flowers in a garden who should be carefully nurtured. To him, children were little adults in the making; they were the future and foundation of a nation, and all should keep a careful eye on their development and upheaval. He once said, “Our one goal, our bounden duty, is to gift the future of India - our children - a country filled with peace and tranquility.”
Sadly, even today, our country has thousands of unloved, undernourished and uneducated children – some abandoned and others enslaved by child labour. One wonders if Pundit Nehru’s dream for the children of India will ever be realized!
While universally, Children’s Day is celebrated on the 20th of November, in India it is celebrated on the 14th of November. This day has been chosen as it is the birth anniversary of independent India’s first Prime Minister – Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru – who was known for his immense love for children.
Pundit Nehru, believed that children were like the flowers in a garden who should be carefully nurtured. To him, children were little adults in the making; they were the future and foundation of a nation, and all should keep a careful eye on their development and upheaval. He once said, “Our one goal, our bounden duty, is to gift the future of India - our children - a country filled with peace and tranquility.”
Sadly, even today, our country has thousands of unloved, undernourished and uneducated children – some abandoned and others enslaved by child labour. One wonders if Pundit Nehru’s dream for the children of India will ever be realized!
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