Children’s Day

Children’s Day, also known as ‘Bal Divas’, is celebrated on the 14^th of November. 14^th November was the birthday of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was also called Chacha Nehru by children. This was because he was quite fond of them and treated them well. Nehru always emphasized that children should be given love and affection because he saw them as the future of India. Many functions are organized in schools, offices and other organizations to celebrate this occasion. In most schools, functions are held where children perform on stage. They often sing songs, enact plays or dance.

 This year, in our school Pathways, since there was a holiday on the 14^th, we only had a chance to celebrate the event on the 16^th. The day was like any other day, except for when our teachers brought us together for a special assembly and put on a great show for all of us. The Middle School teachers had composed a ‘rap’ song which they performed on stage, the Primary School teachers had put on a play and the Senior School teachers mimicked the 12^th grade students. It was a lot of fun and I think we are very lucky to have teachers who care so much about us. Children’s Day or ‘Bal Divas’ is special for every child in the country and it is one of those school days which prove to be even more fun than weekends. 

-Ketan Gupta

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