On Friday, President Droupadi Murmu interacted with children from various schools and organizations at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre to mark Children's Day. She highlighted that children are the nation’s future and stressed the importance of nurturing them into confident and responsible citizens. The President also shared joyful moments with the children as they sang Vande Mataram and recited poems, according to a post on the official handle of the President of India on X.

Children's Day is observed every year on November 14 to honor India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was affectionately called 'Chacha Nehru' and believed in giving love and care to children. After Nehru’s death in 1964, it was unanimously decided to celebrate his birthday as 'Bal Diwas' or Children's Day in India. Nehru, born on November 14, 1889, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, played a key role in India’s freedom struggle and became the country’s first Prime Minister on August 15, 1947.

Across the country, schools organize various activities such as games and competitions for students, while government bodies hold commemorative events in tribute to Nehru. Before 1956, India celebrated Children’s Day on November 20 in line with the United Nations’ Universal Children’s Day declaration of 1954. However, after Nehru’s passing, the Parliament passed a resolution designating his birth anniversary as the official National Children’s Day.