Team Herald
PANJIM: Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant have extended their heartiest greetings and warm wishes to the teaching fraternity, on the occasion of the Teachers Day.
In his message, the Governor said, September 5th is celebrated as Teachers' Day as a mark of tribute to the contribution made by all the teachers of our society, through sheer hard work and dedication. 5th September is also the birth anniversary of a great teacher, eminent philosopher, educationist par excellence and profound humanist Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President and first Vice President of our country.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in his message said that, September 5th is the birthday of late Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, our former President, who was a highly learned and distinguished teacher, besides being a renowned educationalist and philosopher and every year it is celebrated as Teacher’s Day. He did everything possible for the improvement of the morale and the social status of the teaching community in our country.
Since the immemorial, the teacher has been revered as a role model who shapes the lives of youth and budding students, and gives them the light of knowledge and ignites their minds.
On this day all our entire teacher’s should strive to achieve the best out of their students and society, Sawant said.
On this occasion, I appeal to the teaching community of Goa, to draw inspiration from Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan and discharge their duties with renewed sense of dedication and commitment. I congratulate all recipients of CM-Vashistha Guru Puraskar 2023-24, and extend my greetings and felicitations to all the teachers and wish them all success, he concluded.