GURU SHISHYA JODI..

Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are said to be the first teachers while Veda Vyasa, the author of Mahabharata, is said to be the first human teacher. This is the reason his birth day is celebrated in remembrance of Gurus (Vyasa Purnima is called Guru Purnima).

Guru: Sandipani, Parashuraam, and Vishwaamitra

Guru Guru

Sishya: Krishn, Karn, Balram Guru: Swaminarayan Shishya: Paramhans

to the ultimate test through 114 trials. Some of those challenging trials were: eating only a single ball of tasteless food each day, sitting in cold water during winter, abstaining from all forms of food tastes (Khattaa), to walk barefoot, to refrain from using any means of transport, like bullock cart, etc, to abstain from talking while eating, to engage in doing Bhajan, to abstain from further sleep once one has got up, to be fearless on seeing ghosts, thieves or a lion; to eat raw, uncooked grains, etc. Some of these trials lasted for months and still the Paramhans did not flinch or resign from the Lord's word.

Guru : Vashista.
Sishya: Lord Rama Guru: Viswamitra also taught few important mantras to Lord Rama.

Guru: Alara Kalama

Shishya: Gautam Buddha

Guru : Parshuram
Parshurama's well known students were :

1. Bhishma - The son of Goddess Ganga.

2 Guru: Drona, the teacher of the Student: Pandus and Kurus. 3 Karna. the great warrior of Mahabharat Parashurama was the guru of both Bheeshma (Devavrata) and Dronacharya. Also, the Sudarshan chakra (or Sudarshan Vidya) is said to be given by Parashurama to Lord Krishna.

Guru: Dronacharya and

Shishya: Arjuna in the indian classic epic Mahabaratha, where Guru Dronacharya takes acute interest in his favourate sishya Arjuna and promises to make him the best warrior of his time.

Guru: Krishna and

Shishya: Arjuna , where Krishna is both a friend and a Guru for Arjuna in Mahabaratha. Bhagavad Gita is the holy script which is essentially teachings of Krishna to his Shishya Arjuna.

Guru: Dronacharya Shishya: Eklavya and is also famous for the dedication of a Shishya who adored a guru and could sacrifice his life by cutting off his right thumb as a gift to his Guru, whats interesting in this episode of Maharabaratha is the fact that Eklavya was never a formal student of Guru Dronacharya nor did Dronacharya teach him archery.

Guru: Vyasa had five disciples: Vaishampayana, Jaimini, Paila, Sumantu and his own son Shuka. After completing the study of the Mahabharata, they published their own versions of the epic, (Adi Parva, 1.1.63, 1.57.73-75) perhaps on Vyasas instructions. The legend goes that Vyasa trashed them all except the one written by Vaishampayana and one Parvathe Ashvamedhaparvaby Jaimini.

Guru: Jadu Bhatta and Madhu-vocal music teacher Shishya: Rabindranath Tagore

Shishya: Pt. Bhimsen joshi Hundasthani Classical Music Vocal In a true guru shishya tradition Pt. Bhimsen joshi stayed at the residence of Guru : Sawai Gandharva gleaning knowledge of music whenever he coud, while serving his Guru by performing oddjobs at his Gurus residence.

Shishya: Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia Hundasthani Classical Music Flute Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia was Born to a family of wrestlers, he was not encouraged to learn music. His passion for music was immense and he started learining music with his friends support. He learnt flute under the tutelage of Guru : Pandit Bholanath Prasanna of Varanasi.

Shishya: Ustad Zakir Hussain Hundasthani Classical Music Tabla The legendary tabla maestro is son of one of the best tabla artists of his time Guru: Ustad Alla Rakha. Ustad Zakir Hussain blossomed into a fine artist under the watchful eyes of his father and Guru. He started performing with his father at the tender age of twelve and was recognized as a childhood prodigy.

Shishya: Pt. Birju Maharaj Indian Classical Dance Kathak Pt. Birju Maharaj is from a family of noted exponents, Jagannath Maharaj, also known as Acchan Maharaj of Lucknow Gharana, served as court dancer in Raigarh princely state. Pt. Birju Maharaj was trained by his uncles Guru: Lachhu Maharaj and Shambhu Maharaj. His first public performance was at the age of sever.

Guru : Thottam Shankaran Namboodiripad, one of the greatest Kathakali performers the country has produced. Shishya-father of modern Indian dance Uday Shankar

Guru: Barry John & Shishya: Manoj Bajpayee - Thrice rejected by NSD, Manoj Bajpayee joined renowned theatre guru Barry John, who mentored him and helped Manoj become a highly acclaimed actor and carve a niche for himself. Guru : Anand Kumar & Shishya : Suresh Ram Anand Kumar, the teacher who runs Super 30, an IIT coaching center and Suresh Ram, his prodigious student who studied

Guru: Chanakya
Shishya: ChandraGupt

Guru Ravidas Shishya: Kabir

Political guru : Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Shishya: Mahatma Gandhi Gopal Krishna Gokhale was one of the pioneers of the Indian national movement. He was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.

Guru: Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das

Shishya: Subhash Chandra Bose. Chittaranjan Das was an Indian politician and leader of the Swaraj Party in Bengal under British rule.

Guru: Ramakrishna Shishya: Vivekananda Swami

He was the chief disciple of the 19th century saint and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.

Guru: Tatya Guru

Shishya: Rani Lakshmi Bai

Guru: Dadoji Konddev Gochivde. He was a disciplined personnel in the Maratha Army, so only Shahaji appointed Dadoji as the guardian for Shishya: Shivaji since his childhood.

Guru: Deenanath Mangeshkar Shishya: Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle

Guru: APJ Abdul Kalam was Nair's best guru Shishya: Madhavan Nair G.

G. Madhavan Nair is the former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Secretary to the Department of Space, Government of India since September 2003

Son and disciple of the Sarod superstar Guru: Nanneh Khan Shishya and Guru: Ustad Haafiz Ali Khan- was an Indian Sarod player Shsihya: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan-is an Indian classical musician who plays the Sarod.Khan received the Padma Shri in 1975,
the Padma Bhushan in 1991, the Padma Vibhushan in 2001, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 1989 the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for 2011.

Guru: Ramakant Achrekar Coach of Shishya: Sachin Tendulkar : The True Dronacharya Ramakant Achrekar started playing Cricket 1943 and started playing club cricket for New Hind Sports Club in 1945. He played only one first class match for allIndia State Bank against Hyderabad in the Moin-ud-Dowla tournament during 1963-64.This is not what he is renowned for but who he coached and how they are

Guru: Buddhadev Banerjee Student: Saurav Ganguly

Guru: Dave O'Meara. Shishya: Leander Adrian Paes

Guru: C.G.Krishna Bhupathi (father) Shishya: Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi

Guru: Shiamak Davar Shishya: Shahid Kapoor, Ruslan Mumtaz, Shubh and child actor Darsheel Safary

Shishya: Saina Nehwal started her badminton training under the apt guidance of Guru: S.M. Arif, who was a Dronacharya Awardee. She is currently coached by Indonesian badminton legend Atik Jauhari along with former all England champion and national coach Pullela Gopichand as her mentor. Shishya: Viswanathan Anand: Guru: MotherSusheela Iyer. She was a housewife as well as an influential socialite.

In Part One of his Heroes, Shishya: Shah Rukh Khan pays tribute to his father as the most important hero of my life.

Guru: "Taj Mohammed Khan" Named as one of the youngest freedom fighters for India at the time

Guru: K R Banerjee Shishya: M. S. Dhoni

Guru: Rajkumar Sharma Shishya: Virat Kohli