80-year-old retired government teacher never too tired to guide a curious student

PATNA:  A teacher never retires, says Rajendra Dubey, who is in his eighties. He retired as a government teacher on October 30, 2003, but continues to teach students of various schools free of cost at his residence in the morning and evening hours.

“I am born to show the path of empowerment and enlightenment to the youth through education. That’s why I never consider myself as retired,” Dubey told this newspaper. He says September 5 should also be observed as ‘Shiksha-daan’ day. On Teachers’ Day every year, students taught by him assemble at his residence at Nawada village in Bihar’s Vaishali district to greet their “guruji”.