CHILDREN's DAY -14 November

CHILDREN’s DAY-14 November.

Children’s Day is celebrated every year to pay tribute to all the children all over the world.

It is celebrated at different dates in various countries however in India; it is being celebrated for years on 14^th of November. Actually 14^th of November is the birth anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter and first prime minister of the independent India (Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru)

The celebration of this day reminds us to renew our commitment towards children’s welfare including their proper health, care, teaching, etc. Children were Chacha Nehru’s ideals and given lots of love and care by him. It is an occasion to appropriate the qualities of childhood.

Children are considered as the building blocks of the strong nation. Children are very small but have capability to change the nation positively. They are the responsible citizens of the tomorrow as development of the country lies in their hands. Children’s Day celebration also reminds us about their rights of which they are getting benefits or not. Children are leaders of tomorrow so they need to get respect, special care and protection from their parents, teachers and other members of the family.

They are being abused in many ways in our nation by their family members, relatives, neighbors or other strangers. Children’s day celebration makes us remind about the importance of the children in the family, society and country. Following are the common rights of the children which they must get:

·         They should get proper care and love by the parents and family.

·         They should get healthy food, clean clothes and security.

·         They should get healthy living environment where they can feel safe at home, school or other place.

·         They should get free, proper and good level of education.

·         They should be provided special care when disabled or sick.

·         Child employment should be banned and serious penalty to be given for the employer who utilise children for job.

Let us join our hands together and take a pledge to secure the present and future of the country’s leaders to make a beautiful nation.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:

On November14, 1889, a son was born to an eminent lawyer, Motilal Nehru and his wife Swaroop Rani at Allahabad. They named him Jawaharlal. He was a brilliant, kindhearted child who was greatly loved by all. His father wanted to give him the best education and hence sent him to England for his M.A. from Cambridge. The British ruled India at that time. When he returned to India, young Jawaharlal realized that he wanted to help the poor and the downtrodden. He took part in the Freedom Struggle of India and became a follower of Mahatma Gandhi who had just returned from South Africa at that time. When India gained its independence, he became the first Prime Minister of free India.