ulas ▁and ▁g ur uk uls ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁Western ▁languages . ▁ ▁The ▁students ▁learn ▁from ▁the ▁g uru ▁and ▁help ▁the ▁g uru ▁in ▁his ▁every day ▁life , ▁including ▁carrying ▁out ▁of ▁m und ane ▁daily ▁household ▁ch ores . ▁However , ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁activities ▁are ▁not ▁m und ane ▁and ▁very ▁essential ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁education ▁to ▁in cul c ate ▁self - dis cipl ine ▁among ▁students . ▁Typ ically , ▁a ▁g uru ▁does ▁not ▁receive ▁or ▁accept ▁any ▁fe es ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁studying ▁with ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁a ▁g uru ▁and ▁the ▁sh ish ya ▁is ▁considered ▁very ▁sacred . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁one ' s ▁education , ▁a ▁ ▁offers ▁the ▁g uru ▁ ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁g ur uk ula . ▁The ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁traditional ▁gesture ▁of ▁acknowled gment , ▁respect ▁and ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁g uru , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁mon et ary , ▁but ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁a ▁special ▁task ▁the ▁teacher ▁wants ▁the ▁student ▁to ▁accomplish . ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁, ▁the ▁students ▁would ▁be ▁away ▁from ▁their ▁home ▁from ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁months ▁to ▁years ▁at ▁a ▁stretch ▁and ▁dis connected ▁from ▁their ▁family ▁completely . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁ ▁system ▁of ▁education ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁existence ▁since ▁ancient ▁times . ▁The ▁Up an ish ads ▁mention ▁multiple ▁, ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁g uru ▁D ron a ▁at ▁G urg a on