#TeachersDay: TV Actors Share Their Appreciation For Teachers!

Teachers' Day is upon us and its a great time to appreciate the humans who carry out the noble task of imparting education. Today we are looking back in retrospection on the many deeds educators did to improve our lives. 

As they celebrate Teacher's Day, TV actors share their life lessons with us. We asked a bunch of actor about their favourite memories with their teachers and moments that changed them. 

 I was in the third grade when I had got the third position and then in the fourth grade, I again got the third position. At that time, my class teacher called me asked me, What is this?' I said, The third position. She slapped me on my face and told me, "You don't want to move further?" After that, next semester, I scored the second position in the class and then slowly moved to 1st rank in my class. That one slap changed everything.

I have learnt so much from all my teachers. I remember it was my teachers' constant encouragement which made me love all my subjects. It was the way they taught, they made everything seem like so much fun.

For me, my father is my teacher. One thing which he told me when I was around 6 years old was that I had a big heart and never feared anything. It felt like dad knew something about me which I didn't even know about myself. I took his word as it is and believed it for good. Since then, fear has been out of my life. This teaching has been one of the main pillars of my personality and will remain with me until my last breath.

I was very close to my school principal, Late Dr Neelam Walia.  She taught me a lot of things and she somehow knew that I will make my way to this industry. So, she used to always say 'Naveen, stay grounded always, no matter how big and famous you become.' I had no idea why she used to say this to me. But now I understand. 

I am so lucky to have so many teachers who I have learned a lot from. Whatever is the situation, they always taught me to believe in god and pray. I make sure to remember this every time I feel like giving up.

More then the subjects or academics, I am lucky that I got teachers who always showed me the right path in life. They focused more on values... as in respecting your family, not judging anyone. That is what matters in life the most.