Teachers

To my Teachers.. The Reason I am here.

5 days from now, we have Teachers Day.. 5th Sept. I wonder how many of us remember the day.

Even I dint... Yesterday, a cousin of mine wanted some song for Teachers Day, on which he can perform during assembly. I was amazed that Google failed me miserably. The Search related to "Hindi Teachers Day Song" churns up miserable results (and related searches too)

It got me thinking... How much importance to we give to teachers in any case.. In the best case, once meeting an old friend, we might recall a teacher "Abey woh Physics ki maam thi na... Sahi Padhati thi".. But other than that.. almost nothing...

Hence it is not a wonder that Teaching is not that high on priorities of Individuals these days... As a career, it is not that attractive.. True, there have been some positive trends with many professionals opting for teaching as a line.. But the numbers still remain quite dismal.

For me, Teachers have been a guiding hand for every step of my life, both personally and professionally.

Be it in primary school when I was just out of home and teachers calmed and consoled me, or when I was taught the basics of maths-something I am proud of till date, or when the world opened to me via Social Studies and Science, or when in class VIIIth a teacher guided my parents when I was stepping into teens, or when in IXth when I thought studies are the last priority, or in XIIth when my ego got better of me, or during engineering for some of the best stories ever, or during Interview time of mba when a teacher helped me see who I really am, or during mba when a teacher guided me to the career path.

Not all the teachers were actively involved, and I learned a lot by just observing them.. A way almost all of us have been influenced by them

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my teachers, no matter if you remember me or not and convey that you are the reason I can look in the mirror, and recognize myself.