Overview
- Children’s Day falls on Jawaharlal Nehru’s birth anniversary, and he is widely remembered as “Chacha Nehru” for his affinity with children.
- The day is commonly traced to a national celebration at Delhi’s National Stadium in 1954, followed by a 1957 government order formalizing November 14 as Children’s Day.
- Some accounts say India once observed November 20 in line with the United Nations and shifted to November 14 after Nehru’s death in 1964.
- Schools and community groups plan cultural events, speeches, competitions, and awareness activities focused on equality, protection, and inclusive education.
- One outlet reports the 2025 theme as “For Every Child, Every Right,” a detail not broadly corroborated across the coverage.