Lucknow, Sept. 5 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday extended greetings to teachers on Teachers' Day and paid tribute to former President and Bharat Ratna Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

The Chief Minister said the future of the nation takes shape in classrooms and announced that 81 teachers from the Basic and Secondary Education departments will be honoured with the State Teacher Award-2025 and Chief Minister Teacher Award-2025 in Gorakhpur on Saturday.

In a self-made video, CM Yogi said, "I extend heartfelt greetings to all teachers, who take the education tradition of the state to the new generation in modern form. Uttar Pradesh has been the sacred land of ancient knowledge and culture. Kashi enlightened the worl...