Our quest to explore the fundamental element of an everlasting teaching-learning experience led us to the ancient Vedic philosophy of Advaita or non-duality. What sort of teachers evoke Advaita in their teaching?
Read the six life stories of the unsung teachers who nurtured their students to blossom in an environment of curiosity, love, compassion, and belongingness. In an era of artificial intelligence where robots might replace teachers, Advaita of the Unsung Teachers stands tall, thus emphasizing the significance of a teacher's humane touch in their students' lives.
Prabhakara Sastri Nandula, Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur
Sh. Prabhakar Shastri Nandula
In a world where education has been commercialised, Prabhakar Sastri Nandula, the Headmaster of Giddalur's Archana School, is a breath of fresh air. A devout believer that learning is an offshoot never a goal to be pursued. He believes education is a tool to nurture ignited minds with kind hearts. His vision is to make his school a "dreamboat rather than a rigid disciplinarian camp." One may find him organising immersive exercises - like running a shop or a small sericulture farm to satisfy children's curiosity and teach them more than textbooks ever could. With an open-door policy for students to approach him comfortably, he stays close to them as he tries to ensure that their playing and learning overlap as much as possible. "These are perks of the natural ways of learning", he says, "At Archana, learning and playing are not separate. Students learn outside the class as much as they learn inside it."
