Children's Day Special - How Children Can Shape India's Future
Kazi Nasir | Nov 14, 2025, 13:17 IST
Children's Day In India
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Children’s Day reminds India of its greatest strength, its young population. With over 250 million children India holds the world’s largest child demographic, making them central to the nation’s future. This article explores how children can shape the India of tomorrow through education, creativity, STEM skills and leadership. It also highlights the importance of building a supportive ecosystem that includes strong family values, effective schools, mental well-being and proper nutrition.
Highlights
- India has 250+ million children, nearly 18% of the global child population
- Children are key to India’s innovation, creativity and leadership
- Importance of STEM, digital literacy and cultural preservation
- Need for quality education, mental well-being and proper nutrition
Children's Day or Bal Diwas is celebrated in India to honour the country's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's birth anniversary on 14th November. Pandit Nehru, who is known for his affection towards children and fondly called as Chacha Nehru. After his death in 1964, India officially declared 14th November as Children's Day, to honour the vision of Nehru. This is the day that reminds the nation that children deserve love, care and responsibility to see the country's destination prosperous. This article delves into a discussion on how focusing on children is the key to shaping India's future flourishing.
India is gifted with a large potential in the form of children. The young population in India is the largest in the world, the country has over 250 million children which is nearly 18% of the world's child population. A progressive India requires significant concentration towards its youth to nurture proper education, foster creativity and to develop a curious mindset to make the country's tomorrow bright.
In a technology-driven world, our focus should be on developing STEM-related skills that fuel innovation, foster space-related curiosity, AI and other evolving technologies. At the same time, preserving one rich cultural heritage is important, which can be in the form of arts which is a form of expression - a sign of emotional maturity.
An abundance of information or free/easy information erodes deep thinking and distraction. For a better tomorrow, the development of critical thinking, improving reading habits and fostering empathy and overall leadership are essential.
To create a prosperous environment we need a supportive system and the role of that system is collective. From the environment of family, school, community to overall governmental policies and decisions should be child-centric, sustainable, for a better tomorrow.
High quality education, especially in government schools is essential to provide timely education.
In this digital era, children are exposed to oceans of entertainment and information at their very early age. As excess of everything is not healthy, focusing on mental and emotional well being is a key importance in today's era.
One of the most crucial elements to focus should is children's nutrition for better health. Without proper health, every other thing becomes less important. Because every child becomes productive when they become an adult.
A vision for a better tomorrow requires investing today in its children. When a nation successfully nurtures its young population with love, opportunities and guidance then the future returns that investment with innovations, prosperity and stability. In country's future, children are the creators of destiny.
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Q1. Why does Jawaharlal Nehru Love Children?
Ans: Nehru believed in the children of India and was confident that they would contribute to the development of the country.
Q2. Why is Bal Diwas celebrated?
Ans: To honour the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Q3. What colour represents November?
Ans: Yellow Gold
Children, The Builders of Tomorrow
Indian Child With National Flag
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In a technology-driven world, our focus should be on developing STEM-related skills that fuel innovation, foster space-related curiosity, AI and other evolving technologies. At the same time, preserving one rich cultural heritage is important, which can be in the form of arts which is a form of expression - a sign of emotional maturity.
An abundance of information or free/easy information erodes deep thinking and distraction. For a better tomorrow, the development of critical thinking, improving reading habits and fostering empathy and overall leadership are essential.
Creating an Environment Where Children Can Thrive
Children For Bright Tomorrow
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High quality education, especially in government schools is essential to provide timely education.
In this digital era, children are exposed to oceans of entertainment and information at their very early age. As excess of everything is not healthy, focusing on mental and emotional well being is a key importance in today's era.
One of the most crucial elements to focus should is children's nutrition for better health. Without proper health, every other thing becomes less important. Because every child becomes productive when they become an adult.
Wrapping Up
A Prosperous Vision of Tomorrow
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FAQs
Ans: Nehru believed in the children of India and was confident that they would contribute to the development of the country.
Q2. Why is Bal Diwas celebrated?
Ans: To honour the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Q3. What colour represents November?
Ans: Yellow Gold