As Teachers’ Day arrives, we often remind ourselves of the age-old saying that a teacher is the spiritual second guide of a community. This maxim signifies the supreme importance of the educator. But a sobering question must be asked: Do we truly have those teachers available in our classrooms today?

If we look closely at regions like Kashmir, we must confront whether our educators genuinely possess that historic, venerated status. This is not an indictment of teachers, but an honest look at a reality that has drastically shifted. We are witnessing a gradual erosion of respect for teachers due to various systemic, cultural, and behavioral reasons. This loss of societal reverence is a matter of grave concern because every other profession, doctors, engineers, scientists, and leaders, is born from the hands of a teacher. To build a great society, we must first build great teachers. And great teachers are not merely products of academia with high degrees; they are individuals of high moral and spiritual standards. 

In contemporary times, the teaching profession faces a........

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