Teachers' Day is celebrated on 5 September every year. On this day, people can express their gratitude towards all their teachers and mentors for helping shape their character and career.
Teachers' Day is observed on the birth anniversary of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Many politicians and celebrities took to social media to wish and thank their gurus on the special day.
Indian politicians like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, Indian shooter and politician Rajyavardhan Rathore, Minister of Power & Energy Piyush Goyal along with celebrities like music maestro AR Rahman, actors Khushbu Sunder, Sivakarthikeyan, Hansika Motwani, Meghna Raj and others wished their teachers and mentors via social media on Saturday.
Check out the celebrity tweets below:
President of India
Teachers' Day is a special occasion to honour our teachers #PresidentMukherjee
Narendra Modi
Greetings & salutations to the teaching community on Teachers' Day. My tributes to the great scholar & teacher Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Rajyavardhan Rathore
My deepest regards to all my teachers who made me whatever I am today.. #TeachersDay
Indian shooter and politician
Best wishes to all the teachers on this Teachers' Day. They are an eternal source of knowledge and inspiration.
Anil Kumble
Being one is the highest privilege, having one is the best blessing. Happy Teachers Day
DD Neelakandan
Thanx 2all my teachers who hav taught me d most important values in life.forevergrateful hapy teachers day. #imblesed
Khushbu Sundar
Mata, Pita, Guru, Deivam..to me it's Mata n Guru..i stand tall with conviction n confidence is due to them..HAPPY TEACHERS DAY.
Sivakarthikeyan
To All The Noble hearts Who Taught me Values and Made me a Better Person,Happy Teachers' Day
CM of Karnataka
On Teachers Day, I wish all teachers the very best as you prepare the next generation of India. #TeachersDay
Amit Shah
On #TeachersDay i salute all the teachers engaged in empowering the nation through their knowledge & commitment.
Hansika
Happy teachers day .... ❤️❤️
Teachers day n shooting in school. also playing a teacher for the first time. Loving the vibe, love kids
#Hansika Celebrating Teachers Day with Kids (Still-3) http://t.co/i8CZNVNZ3Q @ihansika #NewFilm #NewRole #Teacher pic.twitter.com/2DDLWkNiNN
— Hansika Motwani (@onlyhansika) September 5, 2015
A.R.Rahman
Salaams to all my Teachers... in music, love, poetry, silence, spirituality, attitude passion and life... Happy Teachers' Day
Arun Jaitley
On Teachers' Day today, let us remember Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ji & pay respect to our teachers who impart values & knowledge to us.
Arvind Kejriwal
Happy Teachers day and Happy Janmashtami
Anandiben Patel
Being a teacher, I understand role of teachers in moulding young minds. On #TeachersDay, my gratitude to them for shaping future of India.
Shabana Azmi
On Teachers Day i wish to thank LIFE for being the greatest teacher. Good Bad Ugly -it teaches you that everything is Here and Now
Kenny Sebastian
To all my teachers who cared for me like I was the only student in class.
That attention was invaluable.
Happy teachers day!
Meghana Raj
Happy teachers day 2 al who helped in moulding de lives of many in a postive way!
Srabanti
Happy Teachers day to alllll..respect all the teachers...☺☺