AN EXTENSIVE ROLE OF ANCIENT AND MODERN INDIAN TEACHER: CRITICAL STUDY BETTER THAN A THOUSAND DAYS OF DILIGENT STUDY IS ONE DAY WITH A GREAT TEACHER.’’ - Japanese Proverb

A teacher is just like a rising Sun that always fulfills the empty and dark minds with the light of knowledge, learning, and education since the ancient time. It is impossible to assume complete and balance life without teacher in the life of anyone. On the one hand, the parents are considered the first teacher and on the other hand a teacher is considered to be the second parent. It is the teacher who understands the interest, learning, capacity and potential of the student. A teacher provides suitable guidance to the student. A good teacher inspires the student. Only a teacher can change everything. Teacher is a role model of society. A teacher imports knowledge, human values, traditions, rituals, challenge of life. He resolves all kind of problems within the students. Teacher makes a child come out of the world of illusion. A teacher plays noteworthy role in preparing a child to move from the stage of innocence to the stage of experience. In ancient time, teacher - student relationship was based upon respect, honor, dedication, discipline and devotion. In our country teacher- taught relationship was tremendous. But after passing the time slowly and gradually student is not able to share that friendly relationship with teacher. Due to advent of modernity, role of teacher and modes of teaching has been totally changed. A teacher in the present scenario has to be friend of a student. Because of the longing of government for privatization of education and excessive emphasis on documentation, there is a lots of changing in the relation of teacher and taught. Now the teacher is feeling insecure for the future. In fact government is not ready to expand more than 01%of GDP for education which never should be less than 10% for fabric changing in education as per requirement of 21st century. It creates new kind of fear for teacher ‘s survival. In ancient time King himself supported with honor to the teacher by all means. Maharaj king Dashrath surrendered his own son Ram to his guru (teacher) Vishwamitra for his security and support. Today, the behavior of the students, public and government towards the teacher has to be totally changed. If India wants to restore those ancient glories, it is again required to provide security, respect, honor, love, devotion and dedication towards the teacher.