Schooling on Sacred Ground: Noida's Unconventional Holiday Schools in Gautam Buddha Nagar, including Noida and Greater Noida, will remain closed on September 9 due to the Guru Dronacharya Mela, an annual fair held at the Guru Dronacharya temple in Dankaur.
The mela is a significant event for devotees of Hindu mythology, who gather to pay their respects to Guru Dronacharya, the revered teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas in the epic Mahabharata.
This school holiday raises questions about the balance between faith and education in India's secular society.