Celebrate Guru Purnima with HRD Ministry and click #SelfiewithGuru!

 

New Delhi, Jul. 16: Today is an auspicious day for all students, because today, in India we celebrate ‘Guru Purnima’ which is a day dedicated to our teachers. On the eve of this auspicious day, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal had launched a campaign #SelfiewithGuru.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Through a video message, Pokhriyal asked students and teachers to click a selfie with Guru and upload their pictures on social media platforms with hashtag #SelfiewithGuru.

 

 

 

 

While announcement, HRD Minister said, “To mark the occasion of Guru Purnima, if people publish their selfie with anyone whom they consider to be their guru and express their gratitude, respect towards them, then the guru-shishya (teacher-disciple) culture of India will revive.” In a recorded message in Hindi, he said, “Guru can be anyone who inspired you to do better in life.”

 

 

 

 

 

Guru Purnima is a day dedicated to teachers. It is celebrated in Hindu and Buddhism. It is observed on the full moon day.

 

 

 

It is believed that Lord Buddha gave his first sermon on this day. Many believe Lord Shiva became AdiYogi or the first yogi on Guru Purnima. It also marks the birth anniversary of Veda Vyasa – the author of Mahabharata – an epic in Hinduism.