Children’s Day

14 November – Birth Anniversary of Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru

Hi ! Today is 14th November. This is a special day for children in India as it is celebrated as Children's day .It is celebrated on Pandit Nehruji's birthday as a day of fun and frolic, a celebration of childhood, and Pt. Nehru's love for them. As a tribute to his love for children, Nehruji's birthday is celebrated all over India as 'CHILDREN'S DAY. The reason why his birthday has been chosen for the celebration of children is because of his love and passion for children. Childhood is about innocence and playfulness. It is about joy and freedom.Celebrating Children’s Day is about giving children the right to enjoy and grow into healthy and educated citizens of the country.The day is marked with a lot of activities for children. The schools organize special programmes on this day and this day is celebrated with great joy all over the country. I have some special stamps for today’s Post issued in last few years for this special day !.This is all for Today !….Till Next Post…Have a Nice Time !…

Children’s Day 2008

Children’s Day 2007

International Children’s Day

Universally, Children’s Day is celebrated on 20^th November, every year. This date was chosen as a day to celebrate childhood. Prior to 1959 Children’s Day was universally celebrated in the month of October. This was first celebrated in the year 1954, as decided by the UN General Assembly. Basically this day was instituted with the sole aim of promoting communal exchange and understanding among children, as well as to bring about beneficiary action to promote the welfare of children, all over the globe. The date 20^th November, was chosen as it marks the anniversary of the day in 1959, when the Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly adopted. In 1989 the Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed on the same date, which has been sanctioned by 191 states, ever since. However, while 20^th November is universally celebrated as Children’s Day, in India this day has been preponed to 14^th November, the date the marks the birth anniversary of independent India’s first Prime Minister – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Children’s Day – 2006

Children’s Day 2005