Indira Gandhi at Shantiniketan

Indira Gandhi, the late prime Minster of India, at Shantiniketan. She was an alumnus of Vishva Bharati. She wrote a small write up called ‘Acharya Nandalal’, was published in the December 1966 issue of the university’s in-house magazine, Visva Bharati. The article was written in Bengali by Indira and also signed in Bengali.

In the article, she describes how lucky she was to have Nandalal Bose as a teacher, who told everyone to think independently because he believed that only free thinking can give vent to creativity. A true teacher, he looked for talent in his students. Instead of caring for his own success and career, he helped to shape lives of others on the campus. His aim in life was to make Santiniketan an ashram following Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s ideals.

Teachers should rise above his/her own self and dedicate in the moulding the characters of the future citizens of the country. They should know how important role they are playing.

courtesy : Times fo India