Children`s Day 2026: Learn these 5 important facts
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Children`s Day
Every year, Children`s Day 2026 is observed on November 14 to honour the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India
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Significance
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 14 in 1889, and was known for his love for children as he was fondly called Chacha Nehru
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Lesser-known fact
Children`s Day was observed on November 20 before 1938 to coincide with the United Nations` observance, but was moved to November 14 after Nehru`s death in 1964
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International Children`s Day
While Children`s Day is observed on November 14, International Children`s Day, observed on November 20, was set after 1959
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First every Children`s Day stamp
The first ever stamp was the 1957 `Banana Boy` stamp featuring an 8-year-old boy Shekhar Borkar eating a banana
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