Teachers are considered to be the Gurus; they impart knowledge to children at a very young stage of life. Starting from teaching children about how to hold a pencil, write, behave with other children, be disciplined and everything else under the sun, they are the ones who teach about life after families. For most children, teachers become as close as a family member.

Teacher’s day is celebrated worldwide on 10th October. However, in India, it is celebrated on the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on 5th September.

Teachers are special people with lots of patience and guidance; they deserve to be celebrated. Young minds are the future of our country and teachers/professors are the ones who mould them into responsible citizens. They don’t have only one responsibility of educating children; they also play an important role in the long-term behaviours and personality development of children.

Every child is different and hence should be treated accordingly.

Each teacher is unique and this uniqueness is what brings children closer to them, beyond academics. You might also have had a favourite or a set of favourite teachers during your childhood. These are a few of Akshaya Patra’s mid-day meal beneficiaries who have huge respect and love for their teachers for who they truly are.

According to some children, they say that Teachers and mothers were created because God was not able to be with them everywhere.

This is the respect that children have for their teachers. It’s not just a one-way signal that children like their teachers, teachers are equally involved in giving the best to their students in every way possible.

There are stories of teachers who have gone beyond their call of duty and have paid the tuition fees of their students so that they can get educated, despite their financial situation. These are being who are happily fulfilling their responsibilities with utmost dedication and passion.

How can you celebrate with Akshaya Patra?
This teacher’s day, celebrate with Akshaya Patra – an NGO in India by honouring your teachers and supporting children who love and respect their teachers for who they are and what they teach.
Donate to feed the children who respect their teachers.
Make an online donation by feeding children with Akshaya Patra.

Friendship Day is the day you rejuvenate the bond you share with your friends.Your friendship matures over age and you respect it further as you grow older.

This is the day you let your friends how much they mean to you.

Friends become the family we choose

These people are the special ones who add meaning to our lives and make it beautiful. They are there to share your sorrow, joy, achievements and failures. When things don’t seem to be going all good for you, they are the ones who help you focus and get back on track. They never leave you alone.

Friendship day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year and this year in 2022, it falls on 7 August.

Cherishing Friendships
Life is a long journey and it is more difficult for children who do not have anything to share with each other, apart from their making them smile with little gestures of love. Thank your friends by standing beside them through their thick and thin. Let them know you care and that they can count on you when in need.

Friends could come from any walk of life, work, acquaintance, college, tuitions, school or even from the neighbourhood. Most of the time of a child is spent in school.

School is the place where most memories are made.

Chit-chatting in class, playing with friends, sharing mid-day meals (MDM) during the break, etc. make unforgettable memories.

NGOs play a major role in making memories
Many NGOs run the Midday Meal Scheme (MDM Scheme) and become the bridge to make childhood better. One such organisation is The Akshaya Patra Foundation which serves mid-day meals to children.

Become a friend to children who need you
Donate to feed the children coming from challenging socio-economic backgrounds and become their unseen friends. Your relationship strengthens when you know that your help to these children can feed them for one full academic year.

Honour the friends in your life by feeding children and making memories like you did in your childhood. You can become the reason why such children make strong bonds of friendship and friends who stick on for a long term in life.

Make new friends this year – little orphans, children who stay far away from home, children abandoned by their parents, etc.

Show them you really care