Published on Nov 30, 2020
Children's Day Images : Children's Day or Bal Diwas (as it is known in the Hindi language) is celebrated with great enthusiasm and gaiety every year. It is celebrated on 14 November every year as a tribute to India's First Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Children's Day in India is on November 14th
Children's Day is celebrated as a tribute to Nehru. Nehru, fondly called 'Chacha Nehru' was born on November 14, 1889. He was known for his affection for kids. He also established Children's Film Society India in 1955 to create indigenous cinema exclusively for kids.
• Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life. - Sophocles
• Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it. - Harold Hulbert
• It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. - Frederick Douglass
• There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. - Walt Streightiff
• Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn't music. - William Stafford
• Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. - John W. Whitehead
• Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. - Fran Lebowitz
• Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man. - Rabindranath Tagore
• Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next. - Franklin P. Jones
• Like fruit, children are sweetest just before they turn bad. - Dena Groquet
• Children seldom misquote. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. - Anonymous
• A little girl is sugar and spice and everything nice - especially when she's taking a nap. - Anonymous
• In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. - Robert Benchley
Nehru was extremely fond of children and considered them to be the nation’s future. Nehru also played a significant role in the long freedom struggle to get India independent. Moreover, Nehru became India’s first Prime Minister after India achieved its independence. Hence, 14th November is not only commemorated as Children’s day, it also pays a tribute to the great and eminent politician and leader who fought for India’s independence.
The occasion is celebrated throughout India with immense fun, fervor and enthusiasm. Students are encouraged to participate in various activities, such as singing, dancing, story telling, elocution, painting, art and crafts, and so on. It gives all the children of India to enjoy the freedom of childhood. Many Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) also organize programs for the poor and deprived children. These days, a number of special programs are aired on the television and radio for kids.
The answer is quite simple. Pandit Nehru saw children as the future. He believed in their innocence and their ability to choose to do the right thing.
For him, children were synonymous to innocence and he saw in them, the picture of the future. When you grow up to be what you dream of, you will be doing it well for your country too.
Your friends you play with, go to school with and meet, will all grow up and pursue their interests and dreams. It will be in all your hands to make the country and the world, a better place than it is. It was this strong belief of this man that lead to recognizing his birthday as the children’s day. It was this strong belief and affection that made children call him “Chacha Nehru”.
Children’s day is celebrated the world over. Other countries do not celebrate it as Chacha Nehru’s birthday but they recognize the spirit of children and their role in shaping the future. While the international children’s day is on 20th November and is celebrated in many parts of the world, many countries also celebrate it on June 1st.
There are other countries that still have their own recognized children’s day.
For example in Japan, children’s day is a national holiday and is celebrated on 5th May as well a separate children’s day for girls is celebrated on 3rd March.
The first children’s day in the world was celebrated by Turkey in the year 1920. In India, the first children’s day was celebrated in the year 1964, after Jawaharlal Nehru’s death.
No matter what date the children’s day is celebrated in other parts of the world, the importance and the hope in children is universal. It is you who holds the key to shape the future of the world. The first prime minister of India firmly believed that.
