India takes a day on September 5th every year to honour its teachers in a tradition that goes much deeper than what teachers do in the classroom. This day commemorates the centennial of the birth of a dreamer-philosopher, a rebellious teacher, and the second President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. His great modesty and devotion to education were the basis of Teacher’s Day. When his students would recommend that his birthday be celebrated, he insisted that we set aside a day to honour all teachers, so that we acknowledge their…
