in whose remembrance do we celebrate Children's Day and why
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Why do Indians celebrate Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday as children's day?
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Anuj Bhatt, Indian history enthusiast
Updated Jan 14, 2013
Originally Answered: Why is Nehru's birthday celebrated as children's day?
V K Krishna Menon proposed the idea of Universal Children's Day to the UN General Assembly and upon their acceptance this day was celebrated in October until 1959.
In 1959, November 20th was selected as the new day as it celebrated the anniversary of when the Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly [1]. Till date many countries celebrate Children's Day on this day, India being an exception [2].
After Nehru's death in 1964, the country decided to celebrate Children's Day or Baal Divas on the birth anniversary of the great leader, 14th November. Nehru, fondly referred to as Chacha Nehru ("Uncle Nehru"), dedicated a large portion of his life to the welfare of children across the nation [3, 4].
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Originally Answered: Why is Nehru's birthday celebrated as children's day?
V K Krishna Menon proposed the idea of Universal Children's Day to the UN General Assembly and upon their acceptance this day was celebrated in October until 1959.
In 1959, November 20th was selected as the new day as it celebrated the anniversary of when the Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly [1]. Till date many countries celebrate Children's Day on this day, India being an exception [2].
After Nehru's death in 1964, the country decided to celebrate Children's Day or Baal Divas on the birth anniversary of the great leader, 14th November. Nehru, fondly referred to as Chacha Nehru ("Uncle Nehru"), dedicated a large portion of his life to the welfare of children across the nation [3, 4].
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we celebrate Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday as Children's Day because Jawaharlal Nehru loved children very much
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