India, July 12 -- Educators are probably playing roles in our world that are amongst the most hallowed of all. The trouble is that they themselves scarcely know it, and the rest of the world certainly doesn't. To hone, refine, nurture and even raise children, who are fledglings, into becoming hopefully mature, educated, intelligent and capable adults, is a humongous responsibility in the context of our world; even if it is mostly a collective and collaborative one.

To be the angel of knowledge, wisdom, and even character building is no small mantle to don. Yet, our teachers are amongst the most lowly paid, scantily appreciated and certainly the most taken-for-granted professionals on our planet. The manner in which government school teac...