Lagatar24 Desk
On Children’s Day, observed every year on November 14 to mark the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, a story of “Chacha Nehru” and a young girl named Meera has been shared as a tribute to his love for children.
Why Nehru Is Called “Chacha Nehru”
Nehru was fondly known among children as “Chacha Nehru” and was deeply affectionate towards them. He often met children at schools and events, believing that “today’s children will build tomorrow’s India.” He once said that the way children are brought up will decide the country’s future. His birthday on November 14 is celebrated as Children’s Day.
Meera Learns About Chacha Nehru
The story is about Meera, a ten-year-old girl in a small village who loved going to school. Every November 14, her school celebrated Children’s Day, and her teacher explained that it was Chacha Nehru’s birth anniversary. At home, Meera asked her mother who Chacha Nehru was. Her mother replied that he was India’s first Prime Minister, who treated children as his own and always focused on their education and happiness.
Meera’s Dream
That night, Meera dreamt she was in a large garden with green trees and colourful flowers, where a smiling man in a white cap sat among children. It was Chacha Nehru. When he asked her name and what she wanted to become, she said she wanted to be a doctor to help sick children. He was pleased and told her every child is important, and that she should study, play, ask questions and fulfil her dreams, as the country’s future is in her hands. In the dream, a poor child asked whether he too could study, and Chacha replied that education is every child’s right and no child should be left behind.
Meera Shares Her Dream at School
Waking with a glowing face, Meera told her story on stage at the school’s Children’s Day programme, saying that Chacha Nehru taught her that everyone together can make the country strong, and that children should study, help one another and keep dreaming. Her teacher said Children’s Day is not just a holiday but a reminder that every child is special. The school held games, plays and a drawing competition, and Meera drew Chacha Nehru with children under a shining sun, captioned “Today’s children, tomorrow’s India.”
Pledge and Moral
On the way home, Meera told her friends they would study together and help one another, and that they would love children as Chacha Nehru did when they grew up. That night she wrote in her diary that she would always remember she is the country’s future. The story concludes that Meera made Children’s Day a day of inspiration, and that each year she and her friends study and dream with greater enthusiasm, knowing that today’s children will build a bright India tomorrow.
