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Jack
On Teachers' Day we list out some of the most famous teachers that India has produced.
The man whose birthday we celebrate as Teachers' Day in India!
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice President and the second President of the country, was first and foremost a teacher.
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Arguably one of the most revered figure in the country, Rabindranath Tagore's legacy in the form of Santiniketan is perhaps the most lasting.
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Being the first female teacher of the first women's school in India wasn't an easy job.
So when Savitribai Phule
who along with her husband started a school for girls in 1948, it was a
cause for outrage in the Bramhin-dominated city of Pune.
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Talking of poets Nissim Ezekiel, who helped the Indian English writing break away from its colonial shackles, was also a teacher.
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Long before he became the 'leader that other leaders love' Dr Manmohan Singh was a teacher.
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Rambhau Kundgolkar, better known by his stage name of Sawai Gandharva,
was the teacher of some of the greatest singers of the Hindustani
classical music including Pt Bhimsen Joshi and Gangubai Hangal among
others.
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The greatest exponent of the tabla, Ustad Alla Rakha Khan was also a beloved teacher to many, many students.
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Yep, it's true! The man who gave us some of the
most endearing stories of Swami, his friends and Malgudi was once a
teacher though for a very, very short while.
RK Narayan, who failed a year and took four years to complete his BA was never really taken in by the idea of having a full-time job.
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Best known for his concepts of Core Competency and
Bottom of Pyramid, C.K.Prahalad held the prestigious post of Distinguished
University Professor at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business in the
University of Michigan.
