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1/8 President Pranab Mukherjee walking towards the class after being welcomed by the Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia at the Dr Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya.
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2/8 President Mukherjee teaches a class of 11th and 12th graders.
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3/8 President Mukherjee interacts with students at the Dr Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya.
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4/8 A student asks President Mukherjee a question during class.
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5/8 President Mukherjee was a college teacher and a journalist before he entered politics in 1969.
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6/8 Teacher's Day is observed to mark the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The teacher-cum-philosopher, independent India's second President, was born in 1888 in a village in Tamil Nadu.
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7/8 "Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers' Day," Dr Radhakrishnan is believed to have said.
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8/8 "True teachers are those who help us think for ourselves," Dr Radhakrishnan once said.
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In photos: President Mukherjee teaches a class on Teachers' Day

Speed News Desk @CatchNews | Updated on: 5 September 2016, 16:16 IST

On the occasion of Teachers\' Day on 5 September, President Pranab Mukherjee interacted with students at the Dr Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya at President\'s Estate.

He taught a class which was attended by around 80 students from Class 11 and 12. The students assembled on the \'knowledge floor\' to listen to their new teacher.

President Mukherjee, who was a college teacher and a journalist before he entered politics in 1969, held a joint class for the students of the same school last year as well.

He also addressed teachers from various schools of the Delhi Government on the occasion.

Photos from the day:

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