Shri Eswaran believed in and showed that the nation’s grassroots development relied on literacy and quality primary education.  Gaining continued support from all stakeholders and various government departments for teachers’ development was key to accomplishing this. Shri Eswaran was instrumental in playing a central role in achieving this in India.  As a national teacher’s leader, he was quite conscious that his mission was all but massive and, therefore, always called it a movement that focused on improving primary education rather than activities to achieve short-term goals or intermittent successes.

He was a fearless leader primarily driven by his devoted commitment to the cause, i.e., improving the quality of primary education and educators.  He strongly believed that primary school teachers should always focus on children’s education, retaining studentship, and enhancing learning experiences.  Therefore, several movements of AIPTF and TESTF ensured the teachers were kept away from social care or other civic responsibilities.  Removing the civic duties from the teachers was a defining moment for improving the quality of teachers and education on the ground level.