ons ) ▁were ▁" ev idence ▁gather ers ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Cover t ▁polic ing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Police ▁bi ography , ▁with ▁photo ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Met ropol itan ▁Police ▁chief ▁officers ▁Category : O ffic ers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Police ▁Medal ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁birth s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁ ▁or ▁ ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁education ▁system ▁in ▁ancient ▁India ▁with ▁ ▁(' stud ents ' ▁or ▁' dis ci ples ') ▁living ▁near ▁or ▁with ▁the ▁g uru , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁house . ▁The ▁g uru - sh ish ya ▁tradition ▁is ▁a ▁sacred ▁one ▁in ▁H indu ism ▁and ▁appears ▁in ▁other ▁religious ▁groups ▁in ▁India , ▁such ▁as ▁J ain ism , ▁Buddh ism ▁and ▁S ikh ism . ▁The ▁word ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁S ansk rit ▁words ▁ ▁(' te acher ' ▁or ▁' master ') ▁and ▁ ▁(' family ' ▁or ▁' home '). ▁Before ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁British ▁rule , ▁they ▁served ▁as ▁South ▁Asia ' s ▁primary ▁educational ▁system . ▁The ▁term ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁today ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁resident ial ▁monaster ies ▁or ▁schools ▁operated ▁by ▁modern ▁g urus . ▁ ▁The ▁proper ▁pl ural ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁, ▁though ▁g ur uk