Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan earned high acknowledgement as a teacher of the most difficult concepts of philosophy. Once students asked to celebrate his birthday; he proposed celebrating Teachers’ Day on 5 September instead.
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
He emphasised education’s role in personal development, stressing the importance of improving personal abilities alongside academic degrees for a successful career and life.
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Chanakya, also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, is known to be the greatest of all time. He taught political science and economics at Takshila University.
Chanakya
He was a well-known Vedic scholar and Sanskrit language scholar. He worked to advance women’s equal rights, such as the right to an education and the knowledge of Indian scriptures.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Rabindranath Tagore is another well known teacher. His teachings were committed to bringing people closer to nature. Classes at his school were frequently held under the shade of trees.
Rabindranath Tagore
Savitribai Phule helped to establish India’s first girls’ school, clearing the way for other marginalised sectors of society, as well as girls, to get access to education.
Savitribai Phule
According to Swami Vivekananda, “education is the manifestation of perfection already in men.” He promoted the gurukul system, which teaches students how to deal with various situations and become good citizens.
Swami Vivekananda
Dhanpat Rai Srivastava, better known by his pen name Premchand, was a teacher before he became a writer.
Premchand
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is regarded as a great teacher for his attempts to provide education regardless of caste or gender.