Today Teacher’s Day is being celebrated across the country. Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on 5th of September on the occasion of birth anniversary of former President of the country, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. On this day all the teachers of the country who have made significant contribution in the field of education are honored.

President Draupadi Murmu honored 46 teachers of the country with the National Award at Vigyan Bhawan today. Whereas Pradeep Negi of Haridwar from Uttarakhand and Kaustubh Joshi from Kumaon were selected. Who was honored with the National Teacher Award by President Draupadi Murmu on the occasion of Teacher’s Day today.

Joshi is the principal of SDS Government Inter College located at Pratappur-Chakalua in Nainital. While Pradeep Negi is working as a spokesperson in BHEL Inter College, Haridwar. Both the teachers have also won ICT awards in the past.

President Draupadi Murmu honored these 46 teachers of the country

1- Anju Dahiya- Haryana
2- Yudhveer- Himachal Pradesh
3- Virendra Kumar- Himachal Pradesh
4- Harpreet Singh- Punjab
5- Arun Kumar Garg- Punjab
6- Rajni Sharma- Delhi
7- Kaustubh Chandra Joshi- Uttarakhand
8- Seema Rani- Chandigarh
9- Sunita- Rajasthan
10- Durga Ram Muwal- Rajasthan
11- Maria Morena Miranda- Goa
12- Umesh Bharatbhai Wala- Gujarat
13- Neeraj Saxena- Madhya Pradesh
14- Shri Om Prakash Patidar- Madhya Pradesh
15- Mamta Ahar- Chhattisgarh
16- Kavita Sanghvi- Maharashtra
17- Ishwar Chandra Nayak- Orissa
18- Buddhadeb Datta- West Bengal
19- Javid Ahmed Rather- Jammu and Kashmir
20- Mohammad Jabir- Ladakh
21- Khurshid Ahmed- Uttar Pradesh
22- Saurabh Suman- Bihar
23- Nishi Kumari- Bihar
24- Amit Kumar- Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
25- Siddhartha Yonzon- Eklavya Model Residential School
26- Janus Jacob- Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
27- G Ponsankari- Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
28- Umesh TP- Karnataka
29- Mimi Yoshi- Nagaland
30- Nongmathem Gautam Singh- Manipur
31- Mala Jigdal Dorji- Sikkim
32- Gamchi Timre R Marak- Meghalaya
33- Santosh Nath- Tripura
34- Meenakshi Goswami- Assam
35- Shipra, Teacher- Jharkhand
36- Dr. Ravi Aruna- Andhra Pradesh
37- TN Sridhar- Telangana
38- Kandala Ramaiah- Telangana
39- Sunita Rao- Central Board of Secondary Education
40- Vandana Shahi- Central Board of Secondary Education
41- Ramachandran K- Tamil Nadu
42- Shashikant Sambhajirao Kulthe- Maharashtra
43- Somnath Vaman Walk- Maharashtra
44- Arvindraja D- Puducherry
45- Pradeep Negi- Uttarakhand
46- Ranjan Kumar Vishwas- Andaman and Nicobar Islands