Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- When the country's young people, under the leadership of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), have been centre-staging the education system, Teachers' Day 2026, at this juncture, puts the spotlight harder on one of the most crucial sections of any society and state.

Teachers' Day greetings and declarations of gratitude for teachers by the young and old occupied social media all of Saturday. Old photos and paeans were posted to teachers, both past and present. No doubt, a lot of them were heartfelt and a lot of them deserved. One day in a year, teachers are remembered and celebrated - that's all. The rest of the year, teachers are forgotten and life goes on. This reduces the dignity of the teaching profession, thus negati...