In Indian culture, the guru or teacher is ahead of God, so all the children before the guru are educating their own children.the gurukula system existed in India from the puranas onwards S Radhakrishnan the second president of India was also a teacher.The award which is run by the Varkey Foundation in partnership with UNESCO celebrates exceptional teacher who have made an outstanding contribution to their profession Ranjitsinh Disale a teacher at Zilla Parishad Primary School in the village of Paritewadi in western Indian state of Maharashtra was chosen as a winner