Government of India released two commemorative coins of 125 rupees and 10 rupees in the memory of former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the coins at a function held to interact with the central school students at Zorawar hall, Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi. The interaction session was organised on the eve of Teachers Day, which is celebrated across India on 5 September 2015.
In India, Teachers Day is celebrated every year on 5th September, to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s second President and scholar Dr Radhakrishnan.