A scientist makes great discoveries, an architect designs great architecture, a businessman/businesswoman earns great profits, an engineer makes great inventions, and a doctor saves lives, gratefully. But behind all these great people who do and achieve these great things in life, there is a teacher—a teacher who guides their curiosity to knowledge and experiments. And it takes too much greatness to be one.
So, on the Purnima of the Hindu month Ashada, we celebrate the tradition of honouring our Gurus. While we would all agree that one day is not enough to celebrate our teachers, but when all the students make a united effort to make the day memorable, it leaves an ever-lasting impact in their hearts.
Now, we know that selecting the perfect guru purnima gift for your teacher can lead you to a world of endless choices, where you might (surely will) end up in a never-ending dilemma between those choices. To keep your dilemma at the shore, we have filtered some thoughtful, personalised, out-of-the-box, practical and other Guru Purnima gift ideas for teachers.
Thoughtful
A plant is one of the most thoughtful gifts for your teacher. Because
- It adds a touch of positivity to their desk or home decor. If, you choose a small indoor plant. For example, a jade plant.
- The plant will bring back your memory to them when they bloom. If, you are gifting a garden plant. For example, a lily or a money plant.
- You will acknowledge their uniqueness in guiding you to the path of knowledge. If, you are gifting a unique outdoor plant. For eg a bonsai.
If you want to make this gifting option even more special, you can gift the plant with a distinctive planter from Bonasila. They have the largest collection of designs to choose from.
Personalised
Now, if you want to go for a more personalised gift that will make your teacher feel a bit overwhelmed with gratitude – you should choose a personalised portrait.
You know when people say ‘A picture speaks a thousand words’, they are talking about a personalised portrait from Oilpixel. Because every stroke of their digital portraits is designed with absolute attention to detail that tells the story of your bond with your guru.
Practical
Pens. Now you might think that a pen is a very cliche gift for a teacher. You are right and wrong. Because, you see, Guru Purnima is not about gifts, it is about the emotion of respect you have for your teacher.
Still, if a pen seems too simple for you, you can write a personalised note with it or gift it with a religious idol and make it more valuable for your teacher.
Out of the box
Conduct a charity with your teacher. The gift of giving is also a learning that is not taught to us in the textbooks and is only understood when you can feel the pain of others and make an effort to reduce it.
To make this gift even more special you can collaborate with your local community support organisation and celebrate the spirit of Guru Purnima by spreading some smiles with your teacher.
Well being
We are all aware of the amount of stress a teacher has to undergo to conduct a single class and we cannot thank them enough for their tireless efforts in doing their job. But we can definitely make their lives a little less stressful by gifting them a wellness hamper.
It is a very different choice for a gift so choose all the items of the hamper keeping the well-being of your teacher in mind.
Experiential
This gift is very subjective to one factor – events. If you are lucky enough to have a social event in your city or area that interests your teacher, gift them a ticket to that event or visit it with them, even better.
Attending such events is a way to connect with your gurus on a deeper level and also helps them understand you better.
Traditional
Books. Now we know that this sounds like another cliche, but here is the twist, you don’t have to gift them books they have already read or are about fiction. Go and dig deep on the internet, you will find some amazing books about spirituality, mindfulness, philosophy or even any other subject that you know will intrigue your teacher to read.
If you want to know more unique gift ideas for teacher then you can refer this blog.
Okay, so there is one more gift idea for Guru Purnima because it is not actually a gift but a promise. Promise yourself, that you will be honest in following the teachings of your guru and will transcend the values you have earned to the upcoming generations.
We hope that you found this article helpful and interesting to read. You can make a combination of gifts listed above or come up with something of your own too just remember that the day is about celebrating your teachers and not getting the most expensive or the most unique gift.
