Shimla, Sept. 6 -- Himachal Pradesh governor Kavinder Gupta conferred state teachers' awards on 32 teachers and honoured another with the national award for 2025 at a state-level function held at Lok Bhavan on Saturday.

Paying tributes to former president, eminent educationist and philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary, the governor said that teachers play a vital role in shaping not only the future of students but also that of the nation.

He said that in an era of artificial intelligence, robotics and digital technology, the role of teachers had become even more important. "While technology could facilitate the teaching-learning process, the inspiration, guidance, affection and values provided by a teacher could ...