Prof Arun Kumar Jha has received Global Literature Teacher Award -22 in recognition of literary skills, works and teaching of the English language and literature over four decades.
This high-status award was presented to him by noted Author Dr Birbal Jha on behalf of British Lingua, an internationally acclaimed institution working for mass communication skills in the country.
Former Bihar Education Minister Lokesh Nath Jha’s son- Prof AK Jha, who taught for forty-four years in the Department of English at Sri Aurobindo College Delhi University is also a renowned Jurist-poet having composed the world's first poetic treatises on Constitution, law and governance in English and Hindi which won him the World Poetry Award-22 for innovation unique poetic skills and expertise in English literature.
“The learned Constituent makers were in the role of teachers in nation-building while defining independent India as "that is Bharat" in the very first Constitution words, thus linking the country to its traditional Vishwa-Guru status, values, ideals and mores from the 'Saptarshis' to our own days of Vivekanand, Tagore and Gandhi's world visions.”, asserted Supreme Court Advocate and former Delhi University Professor Arun Kumar Jha while receiving the Global Literature Teacher Award -22 in New Delhi.
Prof Jha in his felicitation address at the large gathering of students, teachers, journalists and other distinguished guests exhorted the teaching community throughout the country to unitedly come forward across all personal priorities and preferences and contribute to nation-building on the model lines of world visionary teachers like the ancient Saptarshis to Vivekanand, Tagore and Gandhi.
“India is not merely a vast chunk of land for the countrymen but our sacred ancient native land, motherland, fatherland inherited from the first ancient man that feeds and nurtures us with its crops, vegetables, fruits, natural bounties and the varying seasons”, added Prof Jha while lauding the rich ancient literature's active role in modern nation-making.
Recalling Vivekanand's model teacher role while speaking on behalf of the oldest order of world monks in his 1893 Chicago address, Prof Jha referred extensively to his detailing of India's contribution to richest literature, philosophy, yoga, mathematics, science and giving teachers like Buddha and Mahavir to the world.