8 greatest Indian teachers of all times
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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His birthday is celebrated as Teacher's Day in
India
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He was the first Vice President and the second
President of the country
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Taught at Madras Presidency College, University of
Mysore
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He earned high acknowledgement as a teacher of the
most difficult concepts of philosophy
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Laid great emphasis on spiritual education
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Whenever he used to teach students at his home, he
used to welcome them himself, offer them tea and even see them off to the door
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Once few students asked him if they could celebrate
his birthday, he replied, "Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be
my proud privilege if September 5 is observed as Teachers' Day."
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
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Scientist and India's 11th President
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He was a huge advocate of education as the primary
driving force of personal growth
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He believed that apart from holding a mere academic
degree, a student should also enhance his personal skills and calibre which are
utilised more in shaping an individual's career and life
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He was a guest lecturer at IIM Shillong, Ahmedabad,
and Indore and an honorary fellow of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
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He taught IT at the IIIT, Hyderabad and technology
at Banaras Hindu University and Anna University.
Chanakya
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Also known as Kautilya, he is the first famous
Indian scholar
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He served as a professor of political science and
economics at the Takshila University (in the Punjab province of Pakistan). He
later became a teacher at the same university
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His two famous books are Arthshastra and
Neetishastra
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
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Founder of Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movements of
the Vedic tradition
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He was a well-known scholar of the Vedic lore and
Sanskrit language
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Worked towards promotion of equal rights for women,
such as the right to education and reading of Indian scriptures
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His commentary on the Vedas from Vedic Sanskrit in
Sanskrit as well as in Hindi is quite famous
Rabindra Nath Tagore
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Tagore took teaching out of the confines of the
four walls and formed a school which he hoped would be 'the connecting thread'
between India and the world
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Teaching at his school was often done under trees
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He reinvented the concept of 'gurukul'
Savitribai Phule
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First female teacher of India's first women's
school
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Founder of the modern Marathi poetry
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At a time when women's potential and calibre were
underestimated, she worked for the upliftment and education of females in the
country
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With her husband's help, she opened a school for
untouchable girls
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Orthodox individuals from the upper cast used to
mock at her efforts and throw stones and dung on her. Nevertheless, she
continued with her teaching
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The British government honoured her contribution to
education later on
Swami Vivekananda
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His famous saying: Education is the
manifestation of perfection already in men
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He was the man behind 'Ramakrishna Mission', in
which monks and lay people would jointly undertake propagation of Practical
Vedanta, and various forms of social service
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His teachings and philosophy applied this
reinterpretation to various aspects of education, faith, character building as
well as social issues pertaining to India
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He propagated the Gurukula system, where the
educational institutions and the home are blended together and where the
teachers and pupil live together and work in close and harmonious relationship
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He empowered students to handle different life
situations and become good citizens
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He believed that every individual had infinite
potential which can be manifested as excellence in every walk of life.
Premchand
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Known for his contribution to modern Hindustani
literature
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He was also a teacher in a school in Chunar (Uttar
Pradesh)
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He was influenced by the teachings of Swami
Vivekananda.
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