India is a land of
many traditions. In an Indian family, when a child is born, on the eleventh day
NAMAKARNAM is performed i.e., naming ceremony. After few months
ANNAPARSHANAM - feeding the child with
solid food, then after few years on the Navarathri festival or Gurupurnima or
on any auspicious day the child is gifted with AKSHARABHYASAM, making the child
to write or introducing him to the world of education, familiarizing with the
alphabets of his mother tongue.
From there the
role of the teacher commences in the life of a child. Initially mother becomes
the first guru, introducing his father, family, friends & relatives. “Naasthi maathru samo guruh”
The second guru
being the father- the head of the family takes him to a guru &seeks his
help to up bring his child and brighten his future with the best Education,
because the education is the Teacher of teachers.
“Vidhyaa
Guroonaam Guruh.”
GURUKULA system
was the ancient form of education prevailed in India. Oral transmission is the
only medium to impart Vedic texts and life lessons to lead a best life. Guru Sishya Parampara is best found in the
epics like Ramayana & Mahabharata. Drona is the first & the best guru,
because of which the National awards for best coach is titled as DRONACHARYA
AWARD. Dronacharya for Arjuna, Valmiki
for Lava & Kusa, Shukar for Parikshith & others, Vasista &Vyasa for
Pandavas & Kauravas, Dhathathreya for Prasurama & Karthaveeryarjuna,
Yama for Nachiketha, sungod or Surya for Anjaneya or Hanuman, Chankya for
Chandragupta were all the phenomenal gurus and sishyas. Their sole aim is to
make their students excel in their chosen fields.
Then came the
stage of using palm leafs and copper plates to preserve the teachings in the
form of manuscripts. Later on the system of school education began with slate
and slate pencil. As the days progressed, with the invention of printing
machine, the methods of using books and notebooks were introduced into the
education system. With more advancement
in every field, even the education scenario moved to ‘SMART class & OMR
sheets. In the place of GURU, Google is being substituted. With the onset of
modern education, the teachers too made them to fit to handle the subjects and
impart the essence in the best possible way.
Dr. S.
Radhakrishnan, Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Rukmini devi Arundale,
Yoga guru Krishnamachary, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam all left an inerasable mark in
the field of teaching. On this Teachers day, salutes to all the
teachers of yesterday, today &tomorrow.
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