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Guru
Devo Bhava
-Shikha Singh
India
has been a land of ancient civilization. From time
immemorial, education has been given due importance & has
its place that commands devotion. The devotion to build a
ward’s character, personality and eventually enhancing his
or her potential.Recognising that students are future of any
country, a teacher plays a major role in grooming them.
Although parents are always considered a child’s first
teacher yet his formal learning starts from an institution
where he or she finds a mentor – teacher.
A teacher is someone acknowledged as a guide or
helper in processes of learning. In
Hinduism a teacher
is known as a
guru. There are many
sayings on the teacher like "Guru devo bhava" (Guru is God),
which reflects of the esteem associated with a guru's role.
Needless to say the guru or teacher holds the same position
of reverence even today.Now
to talk about my favourite teacher, acknowledging the fact,
he is beyond description. He strongly advocates,” No
institution believes in
churning out mass scale products of mugged up students, but
a civilized citizen, who understands the compulsion of the
society & is intent to work for the betterment of the
society”
My favourite teacher was my freshman all-rounder Journalism
teacher, Sanjay Dwivedi. He was one of the goofiest
people I ever knew, but incredibly nice and you could really
tell he cared about the subject and all of his students. His
class was always the best - I felt most comfortable in the
environment he set up and it was fun every day. I had hated
studying up until that point, but he taught me to love it!
He was always so clear in his explanations and I could
always understand what he was trying to get at. He always
came into the classroom bring a positive attitude that set
us all going. He used to tell a lot of funny stories. He was
the funniest person I had ever known in my life, every class
was fun and I actually learned stuff about mass
communication – advertising and public relations.
He was always in a good mood and kept us laughing. He was
really young so he acted like us students which made
learning fun. If we needed to talk to an adult about a
problem we always knew we could come to him and he could
help. He always added a fun "twist" on learning which made
the topic easy to understand.
His lectures were well organised, interesting and put across
with a dramatic flair displaying his motley talent. He has a
vast knowledge of literature, art, philosophy and history -
all of which he can quote from freely. He turned me on to
English literature. Moreover, he was approachable and always
had time for students. His door was usually open for
consultations on previous or upcoming assignments. His
comments on papers were constructive and encouraging.
He also inspired students for limitless sky and bumped by
his provocative thoughts they vowed to leave no stone
unturned in realizing their dreams.
His fabulous enduring personality also contributed to the
success of his teaching and lessons. He made every student
feel like one of his own. Having him as a teacher was a
blessing!
More than justified as a teacher; he was multi-faceted in
doing away as an elder brother, a friend and a father. He
was a generous host and care taker for students coming from
across the country.
A writer journalist, poet, author, editor (of daily journal
Haribhoomi) are spectrum of his personality.(March
25, 2008)
(SHIKHA SINGH, Executive - Corp Comm, MARG LIMITED)
shikhasingh@margconstructions.com
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