EDUCATION-THE GREAT INDIAN TEACHERS

Chanakya

375 BCE

Chanakya - Ancient History Encyclopediawww.ancient.eu › Kautilya
Chanakya - was an ancient Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor. He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta,
CHANAKYA WAS BORN IN 375 BCE AND DIED 283 BCE

Savitribai Phule

Jan 3, 1831

Savitribai Phule was an Indian social reformer, educationalist, and poet from Maharashtra. She is regarded as the first female teacher of India. Along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she played an important and vital role in improving wome
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Jul 23, 1856

Bal Gangadhar Tilak born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and an independence activist.

Rabindra Nath Tagore

May 7, 1861

Rabindranath Tagore FRAS was a Bengali poet, writer, composer, philosopher and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music, https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/famous-indian-teachers-1038167-2017-09-05

Swami Vivekananda

Jan 12, 1863

He joined the Brahmo Samaj (Society of Brahma), dedicated to eliminating child marriage and illiteracy and determined to spread education among women and the lower castes. https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/famous-indian-teachers-1038167-2017-09-05

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Sep 5, 1888

In India, teachers' day is celebrated on September 5 every year since 1962, as it is the birth anniversary of the second President of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
He was famous for his work on comparative religion, comparative Eastern and Western philosophy, and was also a teacher in India and at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan

Aruna Asaf Ali

Jul 16, 1909

Aruna Asaf Ali was an Indian educator, political activist, and publisher. https://www.thebetterindia.com/135221/aruna-asaf-ali-quit-india-movement-india-independence-72-years-celebration-2020/

K. Pattabhi Jois

Jul 26, 1915

K. Pattabhi Jois was an Indian yoga teacher and Sanskrit scholar who developed and popularized the vinyasa style of yoga known as Ashtanga Yoga
https://tattvaayoga.com/sri-k-pattabhi-jois.html

Y G Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy,

Nov 8, 1925

Y G Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy, better known as Mrs YGP, was an Indian journalist, educationist and social worker. Rajalakshmi was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010, India's fourth highest civil honour for her contribution to literature and education.

Shakuntala Devi

Nov 4, 1929

Shakuntala Devi was an Indian writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the "Human Computer". Devi strove to simplify numerical calculations for students.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Oct 15, 1931

A great mind, a great scientist, a great professor and a true Indian; the country's most celebrated aerospace and defense scientist and a teacher forever. https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/famous-indian-teachers-1038167-2017-09-05

Babar Ali

Mar 18, 1993

Babar Ali is a teacher from Murshidabad in West Bengal. He was called the "youngest headmaster in the world" by BBC in October 2009, at the age of sixteen.