President's Message

Dear Staff and Students,
Our country celebrates Children’s Day today on Nov. 14. It is celebrated as a tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru who was born on November 14, 1889. His love for children is well recognized and appreciated in even years after his death. Nehru was fond of children and would meet young kids with affection. It was for his special love towards children that he came to be known as the uncle for the children of the country. Schools organize events like debates, quiz competitions, and music performances to entertain the students and also distribute clothes, chocolates and books to orphans and underprivileged children.However, before Nehru’s death, Children’s Day was celebrated on November 20, the day observed by the United Nations as universal Children’s Day. The date 20 November also marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989. The Convention, which is the most widely ratified international human rights treaty, sets out a number of children’s rights including the right to life, to health, to education and to play, as well as the right to family life, to be protected from violence, to not be discriminated, and to have their views heard. After Nehru’s death in 1964, it was unanimously decided in India to celebrate Children's Day on the birthday of this first Prime Minister as a tribute to his love for children.Read More