File Photo: President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee take on the role of a teacher tomorrow, on the eve of Teachers' Day, and give lessons in political history to students of class 11 and 12 from a Delhi school.
The President, who was a college teacher and a journalist before he joined politics in 1969, will hold a class with the students from Dr Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya which is located within the compounds of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
An aide said the President will tell them about political history "as he has seen unfolding" in the hour-long class. Later, the President will address nearly a hundred teachers as well.
The idea was pitched by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Deputy Manish Sisodia. The President liked it and gave consent to be part of the state government's programme 'Be a Teacher' where famous people volunteer to take classes.President Mukherjee, 79, has a Master's Degree in History and Political Science and also Law from the University of Kolkata. Said to be a voracious reader, President Mukherjee in his address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day earlier last month, spoke about "guru-shishya" (Teacher-Student) relations.
September 5, the birth anniversary of India's second President S Radhakrishnan, is celebrated as Teachers Day.