HRD ministry circulates order to rename ‘Teacher’s Day’

September 5, the birth anniversary of former president Dr S Radhakrishnan, has been always known as Teachers' Day (Or Shikshak Diwas). For the Union ministry of human resources and development (MHRD), it is no longer so. The circular issued for Dr Radhakrishnan's 126th birth anniversary avoids using the term at all and that has led several academicians to say BJP government was slowly "saffronizing education in India". MHRD announced an essay competition in 23 languages for students and termed the event as Gurutsav 2014.

All academicians who objected to this refused to speak on record lest they be branded anti-BJP or even anti-national but agreed the move reeked of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) agenda. Even senior Congress leaders, who were part of the UPA government, refused to comment fearing their words may be misinterpreted. Though Nitin Raut, state EGS minister and senior Congress leader from Vidarbha too refused to comment he did say the RSS agenda was slowly being implemented. "They (BJP) will soon paint the entire education system saffron," he added.


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