Modi greets nation on Teachers Day

Xiamen (China) Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings on the occasion of Teachers Day.

"On Teachers Day I salute the teaching community that is devoted to nurturing minds and spreading the joys of education in society " he tweeted from Xiamen China where he is attending the 9th annual BRICS Summit.

The day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan the country s second President who was also an academician and philosopher.

"My tributes to Dr S. Radhakrishnan an outstanding teacher and statesman on his birth anniversary " he said.

Modi said the "teachers have a central role in realising our dream of a new India that is driven by cutting edge research and innovation".

"Let us make the next five years about teach to transform educate to empower and learn to lead " the Prime Minister added.

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