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Published 18:19 IST, September 4th 2020

Teachers' Day 2020: Netizens share heartfelt posts, say 'teachers change students' life'

With just a day left for Teacher’s day, netizens have now taken to social media to shower some love on their teachers posting photos and videos for them.

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With just a day left for Teacher’s day, netizens have now taken to social media to shower some love on their teachers. With #teachersday trending on twitter, people have not only expressed gratitude to their school and college teachers but also to their life gurus. From nostalgic posts to witty incidences from school times, people have shared it all.

'Teachers change student's life' 

Taking the opportunity, a lot of people thanked their teachers tagging them in old photographs and video clips. A lot of others also dished put meme on teachers who would not recive flowers and cards this year due to coronavirus. Yet another user paid a tribute to Savitri Bai Phule who was the first female teacher in India. 

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Teachers' Day in India is celebrated on 5th September to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was a renowned scholar, recipient of Bharat Ratna, first Vice- President and second President of independent India. He was born on 5 September, 1888. As an educationist, he was an advocate of edification and was a distinguished envoy, academician, and above all a great teacher.

The contribution of teachers ina student's life in immense and the amount of dedication poured in is incomparable. Giving a testimony to it, a school in Maharashtra has been painting walls of houses in the vicinity with lessons to overcome the challenges of unavailability of internet amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. According to a PTI report, the students were unable to afford smartphones, therefore the lecturers at the Asha Marathi Vidyalaya school, Maharashtra decided to use the walls to teach kids. Teachers painted the walls with lessons from the textbooks in Nilamnagar to provide education to the poor kids of the village despite lack of resources. 

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18:19 IST, September 4th 2020