Parents' Worship Day
parent worship day known matri pitri poojan diwas also matru pitru poojan diva started asaram bapu alternative valentine day celebrated february every year based sanskrit word mother मातृ mātṛ father पितृ pitŕ day first celebrated february sant shri asharamjis gurukul ahmedabad festival draw inspiration pujan shiva parvati performed ganesha according hindu indian state chhattisgarh celebrating matrupitru pujan diwas since advice asaram officially celebrated chhattisgarh govt school college ordered chief minister raman singh school college bhubaneswar started celebrate parent worship day state government led bharatiya janata party made official celebration right wing political party akhil bharatiya hindu mahasabha endorsed day february celebrated large scale ngo bhartiya yuwa shakthi chhatrapati shivaji krida mandal nehru nagar kurla event imparted theoretical practical value parent child celebrated sanatan dharma sabha jammu district collector madhya pradesh issued notice school youth urged people celebrate february matrupitru pujan diwas december education minister jharkhand neera yadav issued notice celebrate day government school state gujarat technological university swaminarayan institute technology celebrated parent worship day reaffirm respect towards parent gujarat education minister bhupendrasinh chudasama appreciated initiative celebrating february matru pitru pujan diwas gujarat education department told school organize parent worship day february order nurture best value childhood protect indian culture education minister madan dilawar rajasthan mentioned plan conduct parent worship day celebration next academic session matru pitru poojan diwas mppd also called matra pitra pujan diva festival initiated asaram day child religion worship parent seek blessing offering tilak garland seen many method cement bond family member imbibe good value like respect obedience humility child right wing activist claim alternate method counter teenage pregnancy several state like maharashtra haryana odisha chhattisgarh madhya pradesh valentine day officially renamed matrupitru pujan diwas per directorate public instruction every year february celebrated parent worship day instead valentine day chhattisgarh parent invited school child worship performing aarti offering sweet muslim student expressed love parent celebrating day abba ammi ibadat diwas