Governor Ram Naresh Yadav said that a teachers’ role is very important in modern times. Teacher is a guide who not only imparts bookish knowledge but also teaches us art of living. He said that a teacher has two roles in Indian culture; as a spiritual guru and a worldly guru. In present context, a teacher is seen as a person who only teaches, he added.
The Governor was addressing National Teachers Excellence Award-2013 ceremony on Tuesday. The ceremony was held by IES Group of Institutions. Home Minister Babulal Gaur, private university’s chairman AK Pandey and Prof Shiv Dutt Joshi were also present on the occasion. The Governor conferred RK Upadhyay Award in pharmaceutical education sector to Prof SP Vyas of Hari Singh Gaur University and CV Raman Award to Prof Shiv Dutt Joshi of IIT, Delhi.
The Governor said that education is the prime requisite for building a prosperous, healthy and developed society and country. Apart from parents, providing education is also prime duty of every responsible organisation and person. Children are future of our country. Therefore, teachers and parents must discharge their duty to educate children earnestly considering it as their moral responsibility.
Home Minister Gaur said that teachers’ work is very important and challenging. It is rare to find a real guru. Only gurus raise new generations through right kind of guidance. Honouring them is a matter of pride for all of us. Gaur said that holding of teachers’ felicitation function by a private institution is appreciable and inspirational.
Private universitys’ Chairman AK Pandey said that responsibility and partnership of private institutions have become more important in view of increasing burden on Government educational institutions in the State. Pandey said that apart from teaching to students, teachers should also pay special attention to their character-building. IES Group’s Chairman BS Yadav delivered the welcome address while IES Group Director Sunita Singh proposed a vote of thanks.