new delhi google on thursday is celebrating teachers day with a doodle to mark the birth anniversary of dr s radhakrishnateachers day is celebrated across india in the memory of former president dr s radhakrishna a philosopherauthor and indias second president who was born on september 5 1888 his contributions to the field of education are exemplary he was the vicechancellor of andhra university from 1931 to 1936 in 1962 the tradition to celebrate teachers day was started to honour radhakrishnan and all the teachers the google homepage showcases a red octopus shown as teacher conducting an underwater class with fish as its students the board on the back shows subjects like mathematics music on this occasion president ram nath kovind and prime minister narendra modi extended their greetings to the teaching community on the occasion of teachers dayin their messages on microblogging site twitter the president and the prime minister also paid tributes to former president dr sarvepalli radhakrishnan an exceptional teacher and mentor on his 131 birth anniversaryon teachers day i pay homage to dr s radhakrishnan and extend greetings to all our teachers they infuse young minds with strong values and inspire them to be curious to seek knowledge and to dream doing this they contribute immensely towards nationbuilding said president kovindsharing a video outlining the bond between teachers and their students prime minister modi said teachers day greetings to everyone india pays tributes to dr s radhakrishnan an exceptional teacher and mentor on his jayantiwatch google doodle celebrating teachers day on september 5