ITTEHAD E ASATEDA is an organization of teachers for the promotion of education and welfare of the teacher and the taught. It stands for the liberal values, freedom of thought, and human rights. It aims at inculcating a spirit of inquiry amongst the academia and work for creating new knowledge. It denounces obscurantism, extremism, narrow nationalism and all negative divisive prejudices of cast colour and creed.. It stands for acceptance of multiplicity, tolerance and difference of opinion. It believes in unity in diversity. Its motto is unity, knowledge and struggle.