Teacher’s Day
I am back on public demand. Now, don’t get the wrong idea, I
was not in jail or something (My current boss, however thinks I should be in a straight
jacket). I have not written any article for a loooong time. Now I am back (Good things don’t last for
long friend).
What should I write about is least of my concerns right
now(I don’t know why that is important).
Recently I saw our NAMO on TV talking to students. I thought to myself (Not aloud, there were
people around) why would PM of our nation want to talk to students of our
nation. He should be out talking to
students of other nations. Our children
have already gone bad. You don’t trust
me? Look around you, the kind of parents you see should tell you something.
So, here is our PM talking to the next generation and
telling them how important education is. I wanted to shout at him “They are
already in school……tell them something different”. Then my wife asked me to pipe down . So much for freedom of speech. He was talking
to students on Teacher’s day. Shouldn’t he
be talking to teachers? Telling them how
bad they are, etc?
What next, will he be talking to AAP on Gandhi jayanthi?.
Come on, who is his PR? Who gave him this idea? I can do better than him anyday
(No comments please).
This is not getting us anywhere (Not that there was a goal
to this article). So, lets talk about
Teacher’s day. It is celebrated on 5th Sept. Which year you ask?
Every year you dumbass. Why do we
celebrate you ask? Google it junkie!!!!
Pakistan and Russia celebrate teacher’s day on
October 5 (again every year) and UK too.
That should tell you something about these people.
On teacher’s day, we remember Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,
Second president of our great nation.
I
happen to witness teacher's day at schools closely on several occasions.
None of the events at any school was about
him, they were about what is wrong with India, it was about students knowing
the pain of teachers, everything but about that great personality who should be
remembered. In the years that we have been celebrating this great day, the
essence of it has gone. Right after
school day, I happen to ask a few “Bright” students what the hullabaloo was
about and they had no clue.
Come on schools!!!! Don’t lose perspective. Our PM may have
forgotten to mention but you cannot afford this miss. Our kids need to remember the great
personality called Bharatha Ratna Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, his achievements,
ideals and what he taught westerners about our culture and religion.