KATHMANDU, NEPAL, July 11, 2006: Guru Purnima, traditionally known as the day when a devotee honors their spiritual guru, takes on a different flavor in Kathmandu by honoring teachers. “Every year Guru Purnima (Teachers Day) is celebrated on the full moon day in the third week of Asad, the day when Lord Gautam Buddha imparted his sermons to his disciples in Sarnath, India. Since then teachers have found a special place in the hearts of their students,” the news release explains. Students shower their teachers with special gifts, bouquets, dance performances, songs, speeches and delicacies. The article highlights some of the festivities, “Founder principal of the Academy Rishi Tiwari cut a cake while students offered flowers and tika to their teachers. Students of Mount Valley Boarding School at Matatirtha presented their talents to mark the day. Altogether 21 students presented spiritual drama ‘Sirko Pida’ in front of their teachers and guru of conscience Nar-Narayan Baba.” Professor Padma Prasad Devkota, an English literature teacher, said that he started receiving calls from early morning with students wishing him a happy and prosperous life. President of Nepal International Taekwondo Federation and international instructor Krishna Bahadur Balal reported that more than 1,000 students wished him with the break of daylight and presented gifts.
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