Teachers provide guidance that shapes each era’s development: Assembly Speaker Dr Raman Singh
Raipur, September 5
On the occasion of ‘Shikshak Diwas’, the birthday of India’s second President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Assembly Speaker Dr Raman Singh attended as a chief guest in the Mukhyamantri Shiksha Gaurav Alankaran Samaroh organized at Padmashree Govindram Nirmalkar Auditorium Rajnandgaon on Thursday.
The program was presided over by MP Shri Santosh Pandey. Assembly Speaker Dr Raman Singh said in his address that the special day of September 5th is celebrated as Teachers’ Day in the memory of former President of India Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who contributed to educational institutions both as a teacher and an administrator. He prioritized the acquisition of technical knowledge and skills and encouraged inclusion of women education.
Hence, attributing to his contribution his birthday is being celebrated as Teachers’ Day.
Emphasizing the relevance of education, Dr Singh said the lamp of education dispels the darkness of ignorance and the teachers, whom we consider as our idols, guide us in bringing about change in every era. Lord Rama received his education in the ashram of Guru Vashishtha, Lord Krishna gave the world the knowledge of Gita. He too received his education in the ashram of Rishi Sandipani. Teachers are the ones who shape the course of each era. Chanakya changed the map of India by educating Chandragupta Maurya. Guru Dronacharya imparted archery skill to Arjuna which turned out to be an epic lesson till today for determination and single minded focus. Swami Vivekananda’s guru Sri Ramakrishna Paramhans brought about important changes in his life. If we look at Chhattisgarh, Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla gave his invaluable services as a teacher. There has been a glorious tradition of Guru in Rajnandgaon. The great litterateurs of the district Dr Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi, Dr Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Dr Baldev Prasad Mishra have been witnesses in Digvijay Mahavidyalaya and have progressed as the best litterateurs. There are so many examples of teachers, who have played a role in bringing about a change in the era in the country and have given a message for education and knowledge to the world.
Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh honored a total 30 teachers of the district with Gyandeep Award and Shikshadoot Award in the Mukhyamantri Shiksha Gaurav Alankaran Samaroh. District Education Officer Shri Abhay Jaiswal also addressed the programme. On this occasion, former MP Mr Madhusudan Yadav, Vice President of Zila Panchayat Mr Vikrant Singh, Chairperson of Janpad Panchayat Rajnandgaon Mrs Pratiksha Bhandari, Chairperson of District Cooperative Central Bank Limited Rajnandgaon Mr Sachin Baghel, Mr Khubchand Parikh, Mr Neelu Sharma, Mr Ramesh Patel, Mr Santosh Agarwal, Mr Ashok Devangan other public representatives, Collector Mr Sanjay Agarwal, Superintendent of Police Mr Mohit Garg, Divisional Forest Officer Mr Ayush Jain, District Panchayat CEO Ms Suruchi Singh along with a large number of teachers and common citizens were present.