‘Every child is a different kind of flower and makes this world a beautiful garden.’
I, Arya Vaid of 8th-C, greet and welcome the honourable Principal ma’am, respected teachers, and my fellow students on this wonderful occasion of our school's Children’s Day celebration. It is common knowledge that Children’s Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. His fondness and affection for children were widely known and earned him the nickname of ‘Chachaji’ or ‘Chacha Nehru’. Most importantly, this day is a reminder for us to embrace and nurture our inner child as well as work with renewed vigour to protect the rights of children.
Despite our efforts as a society, socio-economic inequalities prevail and many children across the globe do not get even the basic necessities of food, education and a safe home. Left to fend for themselves with little or no resources at their disposal, many children are forced to beg or work as child labourers in hazardous industries to sustain themselves and their families. Child trafficking is another malaise that plagues our society. So as we celebrate this day with special programmes celebrating the various colours of childhood, let us also remember these challenges that make it necessary for us to redeem our pledge to make concerted efforts to safeguard the rights and development of all children, with no discrimination based on sex, caste, class, religion or region.
Childhood is undoubtedly the most precious period of one’s life as the innocence and purity of mind that children embody cannot be found at any other stage of life. This makes it important to nurture them with love, care and affection to enable their growth and development in a holistic manner. The formative years of a child’s life should be enriched with adequate guidance by elders to help the young minds blossom in the right direction.
Teaching students to be respectful of elders and mindful of social values can help in creating a young task force of children that prove to be an asset to society. It is most important to inculcate noble values in the minds of our young ones and lead them with compassion to nurture their unique talents. To conclude, I would like to quote Pandit Nehru on the importance of raising our children properly, ‘The children of today will make the India of tomorrow. The way they bring them up will determine the future of the country.’ Thank you.
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