The teacher is made to believe that he is the disseminator of
knowledge. He is not the disseminator of knowledge; he is the
preserver and maintainer of the status quo, of the knowledge
that has developed in the past, and he is an obstacle to the
knowledge that can develop. He does not allow anything to leave
the parameter of the past. As a result, we continue to do many
types of foolish things. Those old things are not allowed to
die. The politician has also understood this, and he is also
exploiting the teacher. What is surprising is that the teacher
is not aware of this exploitation done in the name of service to
the society. How many kinds of exploitation are being done! Once
I went to address a congregation of teachers. It was Teachers’
Day. I asked them: If a teacher becomes a president of a
country, what is the honor bestowed on the teacher? In a teacher
becoming a president, what teacher is honored? According to me,
if a president of a country becomes a teacher, then I would
definitely understand that