India, Sept. 5 -- From the Guru-Shishya Parampara to the aspirations of the National Education Policy 2020, the enduring influence of teachers remains central to nurturing an enlightened, disciplined and responsible generation capable of carrying Bharat towards a stronger and more developed future

A nation that reveres its educators progresses on the path of growth and development. As we cruise towards the centenary of independence and our lofty goal of becoming Viksit Bharat@2047, it is worth pondering and exploring how ancient Indian wisdom and civilisational ethos, encapsulated in the Taittiriya Upanisad's injunction "Acharya devo bhava" (regard the teacher as divine), on the teacher being supremely esteemed, who was looked upon not o...