The Sanskrit word Guru means the dispeller of darkness or the one who leads us towards the light of immortal wisdom.  In Indian culture Guru is the soul preserver and guide of one’s life. He is the moral, ethical and spiritual support and also the light bearer in the lowest times who shows the path of four purusharthas (four human goals) –Dharma (righteousness) , Artha (wealth), Kama (desires) and Moksha (salvation). The article addresses this great legacy of gurus.