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[[File:The President, Railway Women's Welfare Central Organization (RWWCO) Smt. Mithilesh Singh witnessing the Origami Competition for school children, organised to mark the Children's Day (Bal Diwas).jpg|thumb|Origami Competition for school children organised to mark the Children's Day (Bal Diwas), Delhi, 14 November 2004]]
[[File:The President, Railway Women's Welfare Central Organization (RWWCO) Smt. Mithilesh Singh witnessing the Origami Competition for school children, organised to mark the Children's Day (Bal Diwas).jpg|thumb|Origami Competition for school children organised to mark the Children's Day (Bal Diwas), Delhi, 14 November 2004]]


'''Children's Day''' is celebrated across [[India]] to increase awareness of the rights, care and [[Education in India|education]] of [[Children in India|children]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Bal-Diwas-to-mark-mulla-Nehrus-bday-on-Nov-14/articleshow/5220481.cms|title=Bal Diwas to mark mulla Nehru's B'day on Nov 5|date=11 November 2008|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aninews.in/videogallery9/30266-nobel-peace-laureate-satyarthi-celebrates-children-039-s-day-with-slum-kids.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20141115050508/http://www.aninews.in/videogallery9/30266-nobel-peace-laureate-satyarthi-celebrates-children-039-s-day-with-slum-kids.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 November 2014 |title=Nobel Peace laureate Satyarthi celebrates Children's Day with slum kids |publisher=Aninews.in |access-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> It is celebrated on 14 November every year as a tribute to the birthday of India's First Prime Minister, [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. Known as [[Chacha Nehru]] among children, Nehru advocated for children to have all-rounded education that would build a better society in the future.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/why-november-14-celebrated-as-childrens-day/articleshow/66615202.cms|title=Why November 14 celebrated as Children's Day? |website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> Nehru considered children as real strength of a nation and foundation of society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/storytellers-for-children-jawaharlal-mulla-6117676/|title=Children’s Day: Remembering Jawaharlal mulla as a writer for kids|date=2019-11-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref> On this day, many educational and motivational programs are held across India for children.
'''Children's Day''' is celebrated across [[India]] to increase awareness of the rights, care and [[Education in India|education]] of [[Children in India|children]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Bal-Diwas-to-mark-mulla-Nehrus-bday-on-Nov-14/articleshow/5220481.cms|title=Bal Diwas to mark mulla Nehru's B'day on Nov 5|date=11 November 2008|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aninews.in/videogallery9/30266-nobel-peace-laureate-satyarthi-celebrates-children-039-s-day-with-slum-kids.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20141115050508/http://www.aninews.in/videogallery9/30266-nobel-peace-laureate-satyarthi-celebrates-children-039-s-day-with-slum-kids.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 November 2014 |title=Nobel Peace laureate Satyarthi celebrates Children's Day with slum kids |publisher=Aninews.in |access-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> It is celebrated on 14 November every year as a tribute to the birthday of India's First Prime Minister, [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. Known as [[Chacha Nehru]] among children, Nehru advocated for children to have all-rounded education that would build a better society in the future.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/why-november-14-celebrated-as-childrens-day/articleshow/66615202.cms|title=Why November 14 celebrated as Children's Day? |website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> Nehru considered children as real strength of a nation and foundation of society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/storytellers-for-children-jawaharlal-mulla-6117676/|title=Children's Day: Remembering Jawaharlal mulla as a writer for kids|date=2019-11-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref> On this day, many educational and motivational programs are held across India for children.


The celebration of Children's Day in India dates back to 1956. Prior to the death of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, India celebrated Children's Day on 20 November (the date observed as [[Universal Children's Day]] by the [[United Nations]]). After the death of Jawaharlal Nehru, his birth anniversary was chosen to be celebrated as Children's Day in India. A resolution was passed in the parliament to give a befitting farewell to the first Prime Minister of India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why We Celebrate Children's Day On 14 Nov When UN Observes It On 20 Nov Worldwide|url=http://www.badhaai.com/2017/09/why-we-celebrate-childrens-day-on-14.html|website=badhaai.com|access-date=14 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914173200/http://www.badhaai.com/2017/09/why-we-celebrate-childrens-day-on-14.html|archive-date=14 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/Leena_Jumani_celebrates_Childrens_Day-453764/ENTERTAINMENT/15|title=Children's Day|author=Bollywood Country|work=IANS Live|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kvsrobangalore.org/gallery/index.php?level=album&id=4 |title=Children's Day celebration photos |publisher=Kvsrobangalore.org |access-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022456/http://www.kvsrobangalore.org/gallery/index.php?level=album&id=4 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Bal-diwas-a-day-to-celebrate-hair/articleshow/45151966.cms|title=Bal diwas – a day to celebrate hair?|work=The Times of India|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref>
The celebration of Children's Day in India dates back to 1956. Prior to the death of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, India celebrated Children's Day on 20 November (the date observed as [[Universal Children's Day]] by the [[United Nations]]). After the death of Jawaharlal Nehru, his birth anniversary was chosen to be celebrated as Children's Day in India. A resolution was passed in the parliament to give a befitting farewell to the first Prime Minister of India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why We Celebrate Children's Day On 14 Nov When UN Observes It On 20 Nov Worldwide|url=http://www.badhaai.com/2017/09/why-we-celebrate-childrens-day-on-14.html|website=badhaai.com|access-date=14 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914173200/http://www.badhaai.com/2017/09/why-we-celebrate-childrens-day-on-14.html|archive-date=14 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/Leena_Jumani_celebrates_Childrens_Day-453764/ENTERTAINMENT/15|title=Children's Day|author=Bollywood Country|work=IANS Live|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kvsrobangalore.org/gallery/index.php?level=album&id=4 |title=Children's Day celebration photos |publisher=Kvsrobangalore.org |access-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022456/http://www.kvsrobangalore.org/gallery/index.php?level=album&id=4 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Bal-diwas-a-day-to-celebrate-hair/articleshow/45151966.cms|title=Bal diwas – a day to celebrate hair?|work=The Times of India|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref>


==Nehru and Children==
==Nehru and Children==
Jawaharlal Nehru had immense hope and confidence in the children of India because they "can play together {{sic|?|wihtout}} thinking of differences".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/why-november-14-celebrated-as-childrens-day/articleshow/66615202.cms|title=Why November 14 celebrated as Children's Day? |website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> He established [[Children's Film Society|Children's Film Society India]] in 1955 so that Indian children could see themselves represented. He enabled the establishment of some very prominent educational institutions in India. It was his vision that led to the establishment of [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences|AIIMS]] for medicine, the [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]] for engineering and the IIMs for management studies. Nehru's legacy continues to educate the children of India. He is known to have said, "The children of today will make the India of tomorrow. The way we bring them up will determine the future of the country."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/when-is-children-s-day|title=When Is Children's Day|website=Business Standard|access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref> This philosophy is expressed in the letters written by him to [[Indira Gandhi]], his daughter, when she was a young girl. The letters were also published as books. ''[[Letters from a Father to His Daughter]]'' (1929) and ''[[Glimpses of World History]]'' (1934) have gained fame as children’s non-fiction because, as Deepa Agarwal writes, "any child can respond to their warm, affectionate tone and his lucid and spontaneous style. The wealth of information woven into them and his unique approach to historical facts is an added bonus... communicating humanist values".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/storytellers-for-children-jawaharlal-nehru-6117676/|title=Great Storytellers for Children: Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref>
Jawaharlal Nehru had immense hope and confidence in the children of India because they "can play together {{sic|?|wihtout}} thinking of differences".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/why-november-14-celebrated-as-childrens-day/articleshow/66615202.cms|title=Why November 14 celebrated as Children's Day? |website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref> He established [[Children's Film Society|Children's Film Society India]] in 1955 so that Indian children could see themselves represented. He enabled the establishment of some very prominent educational institutions in India. It was his vision that led to the establishment of [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences|AIIMS]] for medicine, the [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]] for engineering and the IIMs for management studies. Nehru's legacy continues to educate the children of India. He is known to have said, "The children of today will make the India of tomorrow. The way we bring them up will determine the future of the country."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/when-is-children-s-day|title=When Is Children's Day|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref> This philosophy is expressed in the letters written by him to [[Indira Gandhi]], his daughter, when she was a young girl. The letters were also published as books. ''[[Letters from a Father to His Daughter]]'' (1929) and ''[[Glimpses of World History]]'' (1934) have gained fame as children’s non-fiction because, as Deepa Agarwal writes, "any child can respond to their warm, affectionate tone and his lucid and spontaneous style. The wealth of information woven into them and his unique approach to historical facts is an added bonus... communicating humanist values".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/storytellers-for-children-jawaharlal-nehru-6117676/|title=Great Storytellers for Children: Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru|website=The Indian Express|date=22 January 2020|access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref>
children have lot of fun activities on this day, ranging from wonderful morning assemblies to dance party'. Children are the centre of attraction during this day and many schools throw a party on this day to make children feel special.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}  
children have lot of fun activities on this day, ranging from wonderful morning assemblies to dance party'. Children are the centre of attraction during this day and many schools throw a party on this day to make children feel special.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}


== Google Doodle ==
== Google Doodle ==
In November 2018, [[Google doodle|Google's doodle]] on Children's Day was designed to depict a child looking at a sky dotted with stars with a telescope. Crafted by a student from Mumbai, the design had won the 2018 ‘Doodle 4 Google’ competition in India for her fascination with space exploration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/childrens-day-2018-google-doodle-today-space-exploration-5445248/|title=Children’s Day 2018 celebrated with a Google doodle on space exploration|date=2018-11-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>
In November 2018, [[Google doodle|Google's doodle]] on Children's Day was designed to depict a child looking at a sky dotted with stars with a telescope. Crafted by a student from Mumbai, the design had won the 2018 ‘Doodle 4 Google’ competition in India for her fascination with space exploration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/childrens-day-2018-google-doodle-today-space-exploration-5445248/|title=Children's Day 2018 celebrated with a Google doodle on space exploration|date=2018-11-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>


In 2018, after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, sixty BJP MPs have requested him to designate 26 December as the new Children's Day in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shift-childrens-day-away-from-nehrus-birth-anniv-say-bjp-mps/articleshow/63650332.cms|title=Shift Children's Day away from Nehru's birth anniversary, say BJP MPs|date=7 April 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref>
In 2018, after [[Narendra Modi]] became the Prime Minister, sixty BJP MPs have requested him to designate 26 December as the new Children's Day in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shift-childrens-day-away-from-nehrus-birth-anniv-say-bjp-mps/articleshow/63650332.cms|title=Shift Children's Day away from Nehru's birth anniversary, say BJP MPs|date=7 April 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 16:19, 3 October 2021


Children' s Day
Observed by India
TypeNational
SignificanceTo increase awareness of the rights, care and education of children
Date14 November
Next time14 November 2026 (2026-11-14)
FrequencyAnnual
Origami Competition for school children organised to mark the Children's Day (Bal Diwas), Delhi, 14 November 2004

Children's Day is celebrated across India to increase awareness of the rights, care and education of children.[1][2] It is celebrated on 14 November every year as a tribute to the birthday of India's First Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Known as Chacha Nehru among children, Nehru advocated for children to have all-rounded education that would build a better society in the future.[3] Nehru considered children as real strength of a nation and foundation of society.[4] On this day, many educational and motivational programs are held across India for children.

The celebration of Children's Day in India dates back to 1956. Prior to the death of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, India celebrated Children's Day on 20 November (the date observed as Universal Children's Day by the United Nations). After the death of Jawaharlal Nehru, his birth anniversary was chosen to be celebrated as Children's Day in India. A resolution was passed in the parliament to give a befitting farewell to the first Prime Minister of India.[5][6][7][8]

Nehru and Children

Jawaharlal Nehru had immense hope and confidence in the children of India because they "can play together wihtout [sic?] thinking of differences".[9] He established Children's Film Society India in 1955 so that Indian children could see themselves represented. He enabled the establishment of some very prominent educational institutions in India. It was his vision that led to the establishment of AIIMS for medicine, the IITs for engineering and the IIMs for management studies. Nehru's legacy continues to educate the children of India. He is known to have said, "The children of today will make the India of tomorrow. The way we bring them up will determine the future of the country."[10] This philosophy is expressed in the letters written by him to Indira Gandhi, his daughter, when she was a young girl. The letters were also published as books. Letters from a Father to His Daughter (1929) and Glimpses of World History (1934) have gained fame as children’s non-fiction because, as Deepa Agarwal writes, "any child can respond to their warm, affectionate tone and his lucid and spontaneous style. The wealth of information woven into them and his unique approach to historical facts is an added bonus... communicating humanist values".[11] children have lot of fun activities on this day, ranging from wonderful morning assemblies to dance party'. Children are the centre of attraction during this day and many schools throw a party on this day to make children feel special.[citation needed]

Google Doodle

In November 2018, Google's doodle on Children's Day was designed to depict a child looking at a sky dotted with stars with a telescope. Crafted by a student from Mumbai, the design had won the 2018 ‘Doodle 4 Google’ competition in India for her fascination with space exploration.[12]

In 2018, after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, sixty BJP MPs have requested him to designate 26 December as the new Children's Day in India.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Bal Diwas to mark mulla Nehru's B'day on Nov 5". The Times of India. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Nobel Peace laureate Satyarthi celebrates Children's Day with slum kids". Aninews.in. Retrieved 15 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Why November 14 celebrated as Children's Day?". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Children's Day: Remembering Jawaharlal mulla as a writer for kids". The Indian Express. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Why We Celebrate Children's Day On 14 Nov When UN Observes It On 20 Nov Worldwide". badhaai.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Bollywood Country. "Children's Day". IANS Live. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Children's Day celebration photos". Kvsrobangalore.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Bal diwas – a day to celebrate hair?". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Why November 14 celebrated as Children's Day?". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "When Is Children's Day". Business Standard India. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Great Storytellers for Children: Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru". The Indian Express. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Children's Day 2018 celebrated with a Google doodle on space exploration". The Indian Express. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Shift Children's Day away from Nehru's birth anniversary, say BJP MPs". The Times of India. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.


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