Wishing Chacha Nehru on his birthday

Children’s Day, as an event, is celebrated on various days in many places around the world, in particular to honour children. Major global variants include a Universal Children’s Day on November 20, by United Nations recommendation. Children’s Day was first celebrated in the year 1954, as decided by the UN General Assembly. The idea of Universal Children’s Day was mooted by V K Krishna Menon and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1954. Till 1959 it was universally celebrated in the month of October.But after 1959, November 20 was chosen for the celebration of Children’s Day, as this date marks the anniversary of the day in 1959, when the Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly adopted. In 1989 the Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed on the same date. The main objective of this day was to promote the welfare of children and communal exchange among them in all over the world.India’s first prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was born on November 14. After his death in 1963, his birthday has been celebrated as children’s Day in India. Though the Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20, the date has been pre-poned in India since Nehru was very fond of children Children’s Day is not just a day to let the future generation have its say. It is a day to remember a leader who, in his quiet but determined way, laid the foundation to convert a nascent nation into a world power.But why Children’s Day? Apart from being known for his skills as a statesman, Nehru was also immensely fond of children. The more popular and famous of Nehru’s pictures show him with children. As a tribute to this great man and his love for the children, his birthday is celebrated all over India as ‘Children’s Day’. Most schools have cultural programmes for the day, with the students managing it all. All over the country, various cultural, social, and even corporate, institutions conduct competitions for children. Children’s Day is a day for children to engage in fun and frolic. Schools celebrate this day by organising cultural programmes. Teachers of the school perform songs and dances for their students.Children’s Day in India surrounds the celebration of childhood. The day is celebrated across the nation to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The festival is marked on a national level to pay tribute to Nehru’s love and passion for children. He was known as Chacha Nehru out of respect and admiration.  Kids are encouraged to participate in different activities, such as painting, singing, dancing, fancy dress, field events, elocutions, poetry, and so on. They celebrate the day in their own way.