“The fraternity of teachers deserve to be known as children of Sarswati in the knowledge economy of India where ‘Sarswati’ is equally if not more than ‘Lakshmi is worshipped,” opined former Vice-Chancellor Professor M.M. Goel, Founder Needonomics School of Thought superannuated from Kurukshetra University. He was addressing the online Faculty Induction Programme organised by UGC-HRDC in collaboration with the Dept. of Education, Kurukshetra University today on the topic “Excellence Models for Teachers in Changing Economic Scenario” here today. Dr Rajvir Singh, Chairperson and coordinator of the programme delivered a welcome address and presented a citation on the achievements of Prof. M.M. Goel.

We should understand summation (yog) in arithmetic authenticated in Gita as spiritual mathematics meaning thereby one plus one is equal to one, told Prof. Goel. He paid tribute to Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan on126th birth anniversary today known as the “man who knew infinity”.

A teacher is more than the messenger of knowledge for nurturing the maturity and character of the students, told Professor Goel who belongs to a family of teachers for four generations.

The fraternity of teachers has to be ready for all the challenges by becoming street-smart teachers (simple, moral, action-oriented, responsive and transparent) with effective leadership qualities, told Goel.

A teaching job is beyond the border of profession and vocation simply earning the livelihood with the spirit of leadership to be motivated and motivator of others said, Prof Goel.

Spiritual enthusiasm is the need of the day as spiritual bankruptcy and commercialization are the two major causes of the deteriorating standards in education, believes Prof. Goel.