New Delhi. Teacher's Day 2024: It is said that there is definitely a guru in everyone's life who shows the right path, which inspires him to achieve success in his life. Every year 5th September is celebrated as Teacher's Day all over the world.

On this day, everyone thanks their Guru. Like everyone else, the success of cricketers around the world has been due to their Guru, who gave them the courage to move forward in difficult times.

5th September is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, but do you know that India's second President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had a special connection with former Indian batsman VVS Laxman. Let's know about this.

Teacher's Day: VVS Laxman had a special connection with the second President of India

Actually, Teachers' Day is celebrated every year on 5 September in India. On this day, everyone appreciates the important contribution of teachers. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India, was also a famous philosopher, politician and teacher. He suggested celebrating his birthday as Teachers' Day instead of celebrating it as his personal celebration, so that the importance of teachers in the society can be recognized.

Let us tell you that Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on 15 September 1888 in Thiruttani, Tamil Nadu. He was the fourth of 6 children of his parents Sarvepalli Veeraswami and Sithamma. His family was from Sarvepalli village in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Radhakrishnan's father worked as an assistant revenue officer for a local landlord.

Seeing poverty in the family, he married a distant relative, Sivakama, at the age of just 16. His marriage lasted for 53 years, but his wife did not survive until she passed away in 1956. He had five daughters and a son. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had a deep relationship with former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman.