Children’s Day is celebrated across India to increase awareness of their rights, care, education and overall development.
It is celebrated on 14 November every year as a tribute to India’s First Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru fondly known as Chacha (Uncle) Nehru among children.
Nehru considered children as real strength of a nation and foundation of society.
Initially, Children’s Day was celebrated on Nov. 20 (Universal Children’s Day).
After Nehru’s death, his birth anniversary was deliberated to be celebrated as Children’s Day in India.
Let us remember that children have a future. They have human and fundamental rights.
Children need to be respected as human beings, protected in childhood from abuse and exploitation. They need to be provided with every care for their overall development including a family, food, shelter, clothing, education, and medical care, cultural and religious upbringing.
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” — Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa