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प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी 07 सितंबर को शिक्षकों के योगदान का सम्मान करने के लिए मनाए जा रहे 'शिक्षक पर्व' के दौरान शिक्षा क्षेत्र में शिक्षकों, छात्रों और अन्य हितधारकों को संबोधित करेंगे। पीएम मोदी इस अवसर पर पांच पहलों का भी शुभारंभ करेंगे।

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी 07 सितंबर को शिक्षकों के योगदान का सम्मान करने के लिए मनाए जा रहे 'शिक्षक पर्व' (Shikshak Parv 2021) के दौरान शिक्षा क्षेत्र में शिक्षकों, छात्रों और अन्य हितधारकों को संबोधित करेंगे। अधिकारियों ने कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री मोदी इस अवसर पर पांच पहलों का भी शुभारंभ करेंगे। इनमें इंडियन साइन लैंग्वेज यानी भारतीय सांकेतिक भाषा का 10,000 शब्दों का शब्दकोश, दृष्टिबाधितों के लिए बोलने वाली किताबें (ऑडियो बुक्स), सीबीएसई का स्कूल गुणवत्ता मूल्यांकन और मान्यता ढांचा (SQAAF), निपुण भारत के लिए निष्ठा (NISTHA) शिक्षक प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम के अलावा और विद्यालय विकास के लिए शिक्षा स्वयंसेवकों, दाताओं और सीएसआर योगदानकर्ताओं की सुविधा के लिए विद्यांजलि पोर्टल आदि शामिल हैं। 

गौरतलब है कि इस वर्ष केंद्रीय शिक्षा मंत्रालय (MoE) शिक्षकों के बहुमूल्य योगदान को मान्यता देने और राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति (NEP) 2020 को एक कदम और आगे ले जाने के लिए देश के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति डॉ सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन की जयंती यानी शिक्षक दिवस 05 सितंबर से 17 सितंबर तक शिक्षक पर्व 2021 के तौर पर मना रहा है। शिक्षा मंत्रालय के एक वरिष्ठ अधिकारी ने कहा, राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद द्वारा 05 सितंबर को कोविड-19 स्थिति के कारण एक वेबिनार के माध्यम से शिक्षकों को राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार प्रदान किए जाएंगे। यह पुरस्कार प्राथमिक और माध्यमिक विद्यालयों में कार्यरत मेधावी शिक्षकों को सार्वजनिक मान्यता और उनको सम्मान प्रदान करने के लिए है। 

उन्होंने बताया कि पहली बार 1958 में युवाओं के दिमाग के साथ-साथ भविष्य को आकार देने में शिक्षकों की उत्कृष्टता और प्रतिबद्धता को पहचानने के लिए राष्ट्रीय शिक्षक पुरस्कार की शुरुआत की गई थी। वर्ष 2021 के लिए, जिला, राज्य और राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर तीन स्तरीय चयन प्रक्रिया के बाद ऑनलाइन स्व-नामांकन प्रक्रिया का पालन किया गया था। 44 पुरस्कार विजेताओं में से प्रत्येक पर एक वृत्तचित्र फिल्म भी दिखाई जाएगी। उन्होंने कहा, 07 सितंबर को सुबह 11 बजे प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी शिक्षकों, छात्रों, अभिभावकों और शिक्षा से जुड़े हितधारकों को संबोधित करेंगे। वह स्कूली शिक्षा विभाग की पांच पहलों की शुरुआत भी करेंगे। कॉन्क्लेव में केंद्रीय शिक्षा मंत्री धर्मेंद्र प्रधान और शिक्षा राज्य मंत्री अन्नपूर्णा देवी, सुभाष सरकार और राजकुमार रंजन सिंह भी शामिल होंगे।  

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डॉ सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन जीवन परिचय 

जीवन परिचय बिंदु	राधाकृष्णन जीवन परिचय
पूरा नाम	डॉ सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन
धर्म	हिन्दू
जन्म	5 सितम्बर 1888
जन्म स्थान	तिरुमनी गाँव, मद्रास
माता-पिता	सिताम्मा, सर्वपल्ली विरास्वामी
विवाह	सिवाकमु (1904)
बच्चे	5 बेटी, 1 बेटा

डॉ राधाकृष्णन का जन्म 5 सितम्बर 1888 को तमिलनाडु के छोटे से गांव तिरुमनी में ब्राह्मण परिवार में हुआ था. इनके पिता का नाम सर्वपल्ली विरास्वामी था, वे गरीब जरुर थे किंतु विद्वान ब्राम्हण भी थे. इनके पिता के ऊपर पुरे परिवार की जिम्मदारी थी, इस कारण राधाकृष्णन को बचपन से ही ज्यादा सुख सुविधा नहीं मिली. राधाकृष्णन  ने 16 साल की उम्र में अपनी दूर की चचेरी बहन सिवाकमु से शादी कर ली. जिनसे उन्हें 5 बेटी व 1 बेटा हुआ. इनके बेटे का नाम सर्वपल्ली गोपाल है, जो भारत के महान इतिहासकारक थे. राधाकृष्णन जी की पत्नी की मौत 1956 में हो गई थी. भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के महान खिलाड़ी वीवी एस लक्ष्मण इन्हीं के खानदान से ताल्लुक रखते है.

डॉ सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन जी की शिक्षा 

डॉ राधाकृष्णन का बचपन तिरुमनी गांव में ही व्यतीत हुआ. वहीं से इन्होंने अपनी शिक्षा की प्रारंभ की. आगे की शिक्षा के लिए इनके पिता जी ने क्रिश्चियन मिशनरी संस्था लुथर्न मिशन स्कूल, तिरुपति में दाखिला करा दिया. जहां वे 1896 से 1900 तक रहे. सन 1900 में डॉ सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन ने वेल्लूर के कॉलेज से शिक्षा ग्रहण की. तत्पश्चात मद्रास क्रिश्चियन कॉलेज, मद्रास से अपनी आगे की शिक्षा पूरी की. वह शुरू से ही एक मेंधावी छात्र थे. इन्होंने 1906 में दर्शन शास्त्र में M.A किया था. राधाकृष्णन जी को अपने पुरे जीवन शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में स्कालरशिप मिलती रही.

डॉ सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन के करियर की शुरुवात –

1909 में राधाकृष्णन जी को मद्रास प्रेसीडेंसी कॉलेज में दर्शनशास्त्र का अध्यापक बना दिया गया| सन 1916 में मद्रास रजिडेसी कालेज में ये दर्शन शास्त्र के सहायक प्राध्यापक बने. 1918 मैसूर यूनिवर्सिटी के द्वारा उन्हें दर्शनशास्त्र के प्रोफेसर के रूप में चुना गया| तत्पश्चात वे इंग्लैंड के oxford university में भारतीय दर्शन शास्त्र के शिक्षक बन गए. शिक्षा को डॉ राधाकृष्णन पहला महत्व देते थे. यही कारण रहा कि वो इतने ज्ञानी विद्वान् रहे. शिक्षा के प्रति रुझान ने उन्हें एक मजबूत व्यक्तित्व प्रदान किया था. हमेशा कुछ नया सीखना पढने के लिए उतारू रहते थे. जिस कालेज से इन्होंने M.A किया था वही का इन्हें उपकुलपति बना दिया गया. किन्तु डॉ राधाकृष्णन ने एक वर्ष के अंदर ही इसे छोड़ कर बनारस विश्वविद्यालय में उपकुलपति बन गए. इसी दौरान वे दर्शनशास्त्र पर बहुत सी पुस्तकें भी लिखा करते थे|

डॉ.राधाकृष्णन को मिले सम्मान व अवार्ड 

• शिक्षा और राजनीति में उत्कृष्ट योगदान देने के लिए डॉ. राधाकृष्णन को सन 1954 में सर्वोच्च अलंकरण “भारत रत्न” से सम्मानित किया गया.
• 1962 से राधाकृष्णन जी के सम्मान में उनके जन्म दिवस 5 सितम्बर को शिक्षक दिवस के रूप में मनाने की घोषणा की गई|
• सन 1962 में डॉ. राधाकृष्णन को “ब्रिटिश एकेडमी” का सदस्य बनाया गया.
• पोप जॉन पाल ने इनको “गोल्डन स्पर” भेट किया.
• इंग्लैंड सरकार द्वारा इनको “आर्डर ऑफ़ मेंरिट” का सम्मान प्राप्त हुआ.

डॉ. राधाकृष्णन ने भारतीय दर्शन शास्त्र एवं धर्म के उपर अनेक किताबे लिखी जैसे “गौतम बुद्धा: जीवन और दर्शन” , “धर्म और समाज”, “भारत और विश्व” आदि. वे अक्सर किताबे अंग्रेज़ी में लिखते थे.

1967 के गणतंत्र दिवस पर डॉ राधाकृष्णन ने देश को सम्बोधित करते हुए यह स्पष्ट किया था, कि वह अब किसी भी सत्र के लिए राष्ट्रपति नहीं बनना चाहेंगे और बतौर राष्ट्रपति ये उनका आखिरी भाषण रहा.

डॉ सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन की मृत्यु 

17 अप्रैल 1975 को एक लम्बी बीमारी के बाद डॉ राधाकृष्णन का निधन हो गया. शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में उनका योगदान हमेंशा याद किया जाता है. इसलिए 5 सितंबर को शिक्षक दिवस मनाकर डॉ.राधाकृष्णन के प्रति सम्मान व्यक्त किया जाता है. इस दिन देश के विख्यात और उत्कृष्ट शिक्षकों को उनके योगदान के लिए पुरुस्कार प्रदान किए जाते हैं. राधाकृष्णन को मरणोपरांत 1975 में अमेंरिकी सरकार द्वारा टेम्पलटन पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया, जो कि धर्म के क्षेत्र में उत्थान के लिए प्रदान किया जाता है. इस पुरस्कार को ग्रहण करने वाले यह प्रथम गैर-ईसाई सम्प्रदाय के व्यक्ति थे.

डॉ सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन के अनमोल वचन 

डॉ राधाकृष्णन  ने अपने जीवन के 40 वर्ष एक शिक्षक बन कर रहे. शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में और एक आदर्श शिक्षक के रूप में डॉ राधाकृष्णन को हमेंशा याद किया जाएगा.

1- राधाकृष्णन अपने छात्रों के बीच बहुत लोकप्रिय थे। जब वह मैसूर यूनिवर्सिटी छोड़कर कलकत्ता यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ाने के लिए जाने लगे तो उनके छात्रों ने उनके लिए फूलों से सजी एक बग्धी का प्रबंध किया और उसे खुद खींचकर रेलवे स्टेशन तक ले गए।

2- राधाकृष्ण की शादी दूर की एक कजन से हुई थी। उनकी शादी मात्र 16 साल की उम्र ही हो गई थी। उनकी 5 बेटियां और 1 बेटा हुआ।

3- राधाकृष्ण के पिता नहीं चाहते थे कि उनका बेटा इंग्लिश सीखे। बल्कि उनकी ख्वाहिश थी कि वह पंडित या पुजारी बने। लेकिन राधाकृष्ण इतने तेज थे कि उन्हें पहले तिरूपति के स्कूल भेजा गया और फिर वेल्लोर।

4- वह बेहद साधारण और विनम्र स्वभाव के थे। भारत का राष्ट्रपति बनने के बाद भी उन्होंने अपनी सैलरी से मात्र ढाई हजार रुपये लेते थे, जबकि बाकी सैलरी प्रधानमंत्री के राष्ट्रीय राहत कोष को दान कर देते थे।

5- राधाकृष्णन के बारे में एक किस्सा है जो शायद ही लोग जानते होंगे। वह जब चीन के दौरे पर गए थे तो वहां वह मशहूर क्रांतिकारी, राजनैतिक विचारक और कम्युनिस्ट दल के नेता माओ से मिले। मिलने के बाद उन्होंने माओ के गाल थपथपा दिए। इससे माओ हतप्रभ रह गए। लेकिन राधाकृष्णन ने यह कहकर सभी का दिल जीत लिया कि वह उनसे पहले स्टालिन और पोप के साथ ऐसा कर चुके हैं।

6- डॉ. सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन ने घोषणा की कि सप्ताह में दो दिन कोई भी व्यक्ति उनसे बिना पूर्व अनुमति के मिल सकता है। इस तरह से उन्होंने राष्ट्रपति को आम लोगों के लिए भी खोल दिया था। यही नहीं, वह अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति भवन वाइट हाउस में हेलिकॉप्टर से अतिथि के रूप में पहुंचे थे। इससे पहले दुनिया का कोई भी व्यक्ति वाइट हाउस में हेलिकॉप्टर से नहीं पहुंचा था।

7- जब राधाकृष्णन भारत के राष्ट्रपति बने तो दुनिया के महान दर्शनशास्त्रियों में से एक बर्टेंड रसेल ने काफी प्रसन्नता जाहिर की। उन्होंने कहा, 'डॉ.राधाकृष्णन का भारत का राष्ट्रपति बनना दर्शनशास्त्र के लिए सम्मान की बात है और एक दर्शनशास्त्री होने के नाते मुझे काफी प्रसन्नता हो रही है। प्लेटो ने दार्शनिकों के राजा बनने की इच्छा जताई थी और यह भारत के लिए सम्मान की बात है कि वहां एक दार्शनिक को राष्ट्रपति बनाया गया है।

8- राधाकृष्णन के सेंस ऑफ ह्यूमर का भी जवाब नहीं था। इसकी तारीफ सभी करते थे और उनका ह्यूमर अक्सर चर्चा का विषय बन जाता था। 1962 में ग्रीस के राजा ने जब भारत का राजनयिक दौरा किया तो सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन ने उनका स्वागत करते हुए कहा था- महाराज, आप ग्रीस के पहले राजा हैं, जो कि भारत में अतिथि की तरह आए हैं। सिकंदर तो यहां बगैर आमंत्रण का मेहमान बनकर आए थे।

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Celebration of National Nutrition Week (राष्ट्रीय पोषण सप्ताह) 2021

 

National Nutrition Week:

National Nutrition Week is used to make the people get every knowledge about Nutrition and it’s Importance for the Human Body. It is used to celebrate from the 1^st of September to the 7^th of September to make the people focus on Nutrition for their better health. Every people are used to get better Health for their better living. One has to make sure to do every task with proper Health for it’s the quick and better achievement of it.

People are used to carrying out their tasks for the betterment and welfare of the people. Nutrition is very important for the Human Body as well as many other living beings as due to it everyone can carry out their work properly and accurately.

There are many people today in India who are Malnourished and require a proper diet for their better Body Growth. The government has made many of the Seminars and also Camps to give the proper Education to every Child and Citizen in the India Country. Every Child in India should grow better without any problem of Nutrition.

People are very curious today to make their Body grow to work better and more in their Companies. They are used to eat many of the Powders as well as Healthy Diet to get all the Important Nutrition for their better health. So it is quite important for people to create a better attitude towards Health. It is very necessary for people to get every Important Nutrition to their Body to work quickly and properly. The government has organized many of the Camps to create a lot of better Attitudes to maintain and focus on their Body Growth.

It is very tough to maintain the Body when people work for more than their Limits. It is useful to eat a better diet than to eat Junk foods which are made outside the House to keep the Body maintain and also to grow better. It is likely to be easy to get the proper health of a person when He/She gets a proper Diet in their Daily Life. So it is helpful for every people to eat those types of food which they can better Nutrition to their Body for increasing their Body for any type of Simple as well as Difficult work.

It is very important for the people to carry out a proper timetable of the Lunch and Dinner for eating the Food for their better health. Many of the people in India, Eat their Food before the Evening as it is reported by the Scientists that every food for its Digestion takes at least 4 hours to completely digest the Food and give Energy to the Body. So It is recommended to the people to eat their Lunch and the Dinner before the Evening time to make their Body consume the Food and Digest it in a lot of Time properly.  It is advisable to get a proper treatment of the Doctors to make a proper Body to do any type of work.

Celebration of the National Nutrition Week

National Nutrition Week is used to celebrate for making the people to know about proper Health by eating proper Nutrition Foods and to get them the Importance of the Nutrition to their Body. It is very easy for people to maintain their bodies, but it is very difficult for people to decrease or increase their Body when they have high weight or low weight. It is very important to recommend the Doctors to get a proper treatment to increase or decrease their Body for making their Body as per their well Body requirement.

All people should get a better Body for their work in any Small as well as Big Companies. Nowadays every Company requires that type of person who can be able to take a lot of pressure and work for more Hours with all the difficult as well as Simple Tasks to be achieved in a particular time period. People today are used to work for more than 12 to 14 hours and they are pressurized to do all the work for a limited time period. So It is important for every people to keep their Health Better with proper Nutritious food to be eaten daily to keep their Body better after a lot of stressful work.

Every people require their Body to grow in such a manner that they can do any of the Simple as well as complex tasks in a quick and accurate manner for their own betterment. One can be able to manage and tackle every task properly when they have proper Food in their daily life schedule. So it is necessary for the people to get proper Food for their own Better Health to achieve all their goals in life. It is possible to make better health by eating a proper Food and also if the Doctor recommends the person to take Medicines or Powders for their better health.

It is very important to look after the Health First for doing any type of work easily and accurately without any mistakes. One should not take any type of Powders or Medicines of the Health without the recommendation of the Doctors. Today there are lots of people who are using many of the Nutrition Products for their proper health and to increase their Body for any huge amount of work. Many are used to go to the Gyms to make the Body give a proper Shape and Size and to make their Body grow in order to do a lot of High amounts of stressful work.

Today many companies are used to make the people work for many hours and they are to give a lot of stressful tasks to make the people achieve a lot of their goal in a very limited period of time. So people should be Healthy enough to handle and tackle all the possible tasks to complete it in a particular time period. All people should drink at least 3 to 4 liters of water for their proper Health. So it is recommended by all the Doctors to focus first on the Health before any type of Simple as well as Difficult work to manage it for achieving a lot of goals in a successful way.

The Food and Nutrition Board of Ministry of Women & Child Development, through its 43 Community Food and Nutrition Extension Units (CFNEUs) located in 30 States/UTs, will coordinate with concerned Department of the State/UT Governments, National Institutions, NGOs and organize State/UT Level Workshops, Orientation Training of Fields Functionaries, Awareness Generation Camps, Community meetings during the week on the specified theme.

Large numbers of State, district and village level activities are being organized during this week. One day workshops will be held to sensitize and for capacity building of State/Districts Level officers on the importance of nutrition for better health. There will be lecture cum demonstration on low-cost nutritious recipes for grassroots level functionaries like school teachers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, village women and Mahila Samiti. Mini exhibition on nutrition displaying low-cost nutritious diets for different age groups will also be organized at the grassroots level.

Awareness generation on weight management and its importance through the Body Mass Index will be held for adolescent boys and girls. Besides, there will be a large number of activities like quiz competition on nutrition and competition on preparation of nutritious recipes. Awareness programs will be held at the village level through puppet shows, skits, dance & drama, films, slide shows, AV Spots, nutrition rallies, etc.

Themes of the National Nutrition Week

National Nutrition Week is used to celebrate the People who are not aware of the Nutrition facts and they are able to get all the possible knowledge about all the Functions of Nutrition. Nutrition makes every people do any of the tasks for many hours without any problem to their health.

So the government has made many of the Themes to give the people all the Nutrition ideas and their requirements to their Bodies. So there are lots of Themes to make the people get to focus on all the Nutrition Facts and the Themes are as follows:-

National Nutrition Week 2021 Theme:

• The celebration of National Nutrition Week is based on a theme every year, and the theme for National Nutrition Week 2021 is “feeding smart right from start”, which focuses on consuming the right kind of food to keep yourself fit and healthy.

The government is used to solve a lot of problems with the Health of the People by giving them all the Nutrition advantages. National Nutritional Week is used to make the people give them proper techniques to protect and control the problems of the Nutritional with lots of research on Nutrition. The government is used to control the situation of the country for the Nutrition as well as better Diet. The government is used to make lots of ideas to make every plan to hold a National Nutrition program and to do all the operational research for Nutritional Facts.

Today there are lots of people who are not able to get Food for their survival due to the problem of Money. So they used to eat from many of the stalls to finish their hunger. There are many Organizations by which every people are used to get all the information to get all the training from many high-level trainers. People today make all the ideas to cooperate with a lot of people forgetting them every knowledge to make the proper decision for their better health. So it is important for everyone to get all the information about the Facts and functioning of all the Nutrients.

Today due to the difference in the Climatic Condition, each and every people require various Nutrients for their Better health. Due to the Sunlight, Many of the Important Nutrients are thrown out the people’s Bodies.

Nutrients are most important for every people to work in a better manner. So due to the sunlight in the Afternoon, people are used to getting tired of the loss of Important Nutrients from their Bodies. So It is important for all the people to eat a lot of food with a lot of Water in the Summer Season to restore all the energy which is thrown out by the Body.

Applied Mathematics Student Support material for class XI-XII

 

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Priya - The Accessibility Warrior”, A comic book

“Priya - The Accessibility Warrior”, a comic book launched by Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Education, Ministry of Education and Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon’ble Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India on 24th August, 2021. The comic book named “Priya -The Accessibility Warrior” is the outcome of collaborative efforts of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India. It provide glimpses into the world of a girl named Priya who met an accident and couldn’t walk, due to plastered leg,. The story depicts how she managed to participate in all activities at school, as the school has made efforts to become accessible. In the process Priya learnt the importance of the accessibility and therefore she takes the pledge of being the accessibility warrior.

The key message of the book is “Everyone Needs Accessibility, Accessibility Helps Everyone”. The comic book also consists of Nine activities which will facilitate learning more about the accessibility/concerns and its importance in our daily lifestyle. The National Education Policy 2020 emphasizes the promotion of Inclusiveness in the education structure of our nation, these kind of initiatives helps bring the awareness in the masses which will bring a widespread revolutionary change for the betterment and for building a bright future for our students.

“Priya- The Accessibility Warrior” comic book brings the message of need of accessibility and helps guiding the students in the right path and flourish the ideologies of being kind, helpful and solicitous towards everyone. The comic book is available on DIKSHA Portal, E-Pathshala, and NCERT website for everyone to access and read the comic book.

Lets read the comic book and meet Priya and know ,how to –

• Make your surroundings comfortable and convenient for all.
• Facilitate in enabling independence in day to day functioning by all irrespective of abilities and disabilities.

The elderly, children, pregnant women or those with babies, sick or injured persons, as well as persons with disabilities are benefitted if their surroundings are made accessible.

Accessibility allows people to participate and live independently as well as safely.

Everyone Needs Accessibility, Accessibility helps everyone.

•   Priya The Accessibility Warrior – English || Hindi
•   Launch Video

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National Sports Day 2021Celebration

 

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National Sports Day 2021: It is observed on 29 August every year to commemorate the birthday of Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. Born on 29 August 1905 in present-day Prayagraj, UP, Major Dhyan Chand was the captain of the Gold medal-winning Indian hockey team at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Let us read more about National Sports Award, its history, significance, and Major Dhyan Chand.

Sports are important for the physical and mental well being of humans. Individuals who play sports remain healthy. India has produced many sporting legends like PT Usha, also known as Udanpari, Sachin Tendulkar, also known as Master Blaster, and Major Dhyan Chand, also known as 'Hockey Wizard'. 

National Sports Day is celebrated on 29 August every year to commemorate the birthday of Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. This article sheds light on Indian hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, history and significance of National Sports Day. 

Major Dhyan Chand

Widely known as 'Wizard of Hockey', the greatest hockey player of India, Major Dhyan Chand Singh, was born on 29 August 1905 in present-day Praygraj, UP. After getting a basic education, Dhyan Chand joined the Indian army as a soldier in 1922.

Major Dhyan Chand was a true sportsperson and was motivated by Subedar Major Tiwari, who was himself a sports lover,  to play Hockey. Dhyan Chand started playing hockey under his supervision.

Due to his outstanding performance in Hockey, Dhyan Chand was appointed as 'Lance Naik' in 1927 and was promoted to Nayak in 1932, and Subedar in 1936. The same year he Captained the Indian hockey team. He went on to become Lieutenant, Captain and was eventually promoted to Major.

Major Dhyan Chand's performance

Major Dhyan Chand was a great hockey player. If a ball stuck in his stick, it scored a goal. This was the reason that once his stick was broken during a match to check whether the stick has any magnet or something else inside it or not.

Major Dhyan Chand, was part of the three-time Olympic gold medalist Indian Hockey Team.  At the Berlin Olympic Games of 1936, Dhyan Chand was elected the captain of the Indian Hockey team.

Major Dhyan Chand had scored more than 400 international goals in his career from 1926 to 1948 while scoring nearly 1,000 goals In his entire career. 

In a bid to pay tribute to such a legendary player, the Government of India decided to celebrate his birthday as the National Sports Day in 2012.

Before this recognition, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India in 1956, the third-largest civilian honour in India. 

National Sports Day Celebration

National Sports Day is celebrated extensively at the national level. It is organized every year in the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the President of India presents National Sports Awards to the outstanding players of the country. In 2020, the awards were presented virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Under the National Sports Award, players and former players are honoured with awards such as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award, and Dronacharya Award. Along with all these honours, the "Dhyan Chand Award" is also given on this day.

After the death of Major Dhyan Chand in 1979, the Indian Postal Department paid tribute to him and issued stamps in his honour. As a tribute to him, the National Stadium of Delhi has been renamed Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Delhi.

National Sports Day: List of Awards

The following is the list of sports awards that are awarded on every National Sports Day, have a look!

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy

The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy was founded in 1956–1957. It is awarded to a university for “outstanding performance in inter-university tournaments” over the previous year.

Arjuna Award

The Arjuna Award was founded in 1961. It is awarded to athletes who have shown “constant great performance” over the previous four years. “A bronze statue of Arjuna, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of Rs. 15 lakh” are included in the award.

Dronacharya Award

The Dronacharya Award, founded in 1985, honors trainers who “create medal winners at prestigious international championships.” “A bronze statue of Dronacharya, a certificate, ceremonial robe, and a cash prize of Rs. 15 lakh” are included in the award.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (Now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award)

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna was founded in 1991–1992. It is awarded to athletes for their “most excellent performance by a sportsperson” during the previous four years. “A medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of Rs. 25 lakh” are included in the award.

Dhyan Chand Award

The Dhyan Chand Award was founded in 2002. It is awarded to persons who have made a “lifetime contribution to the growth of sports.” “A Dhyan Chand statue, a certificate, ceremonial robe, and a monetary prize of ten lakh rupees” are included in the award.

Rashtriya Khel Prahotsahan Award

The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar was founded in 2009. It is awarded to private and public organizations, as well as individuals, who have “played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development” over the last three years.