NEW DELHI: Calling the teachers to imbibe in imparting education, President today said they should instill in children civilisational values of sacrifice, tolerance, pluralism, understanding and compassion. Greeting the teachers on the occasion of Teachers' Day, Mukherjee, who started his career as a teacher, said this is an occasion when "we recognise the dedicated services of the teachers of our nation". In a series of on , Mukherjee said a sound education system is the bedrock of an enlightened society. "Inspired teachers are the building blocks of a good education system. An inspired teacher links the individual goals of the students to the societal and national goals," he said in the message. He said teachers need to imbibe and new methodologies to create modern and effective approaches to teaching and learning and extended good wishes to entire teaching community for their dedication and commitment to the great cause of educating country's youth. Teachers' Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of second President of the country Dr Sarvepalli , a revered educationist, philosopher and recipient of highest civilian honour of the country Bharat Ratna. A scholar of comparative religion and proponant of Advaita Vendanata who countered western criticism of Hinduism, Radhakrishnan held the King fifth Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the between 1921 and 1932 and was Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics at between 1936 and 1952.
Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, has called for educators to encourage the use of technology in the classroom as well as other more traditional educational aspects and “civilisational values” such as tolerance and compassion. In a series of Tweets on between 1936 and 1952, Mukherjee encouraged teachers to build their students’ technological knowledge and utilise new educational methodologies to create a modern approach to educating India’s youth.