Some books entertain. Some books inform. This one gently transforms.

A Class Apart is a powerful anthology that brings together the lived experiences of teachers, administrators, counsellors and staff of a school – voices that rarely share the same stage, yet shape each other every single day.

Across these pages, you will meet the restless dancer who kept slipping out of class, the mother raising a premature son with fierce tenderness, the teacher who rediscovered grace through failure, the pilot whose mother taught her how to fly long before the Air Force did, the ageing educator rediscovered by generations she once inspired, and dozens more unforgettable characters from real lives.

Crafted through collective storytelling and an extraordinary spirit of collaboration, this book celebrates resilience, empathy and the profound impact of everyday human connections.

It is a tribute to everyone who teaches, everyone who learns, and everyone becoming something greater through the people they meet along the way.

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Authors

Anjana Chabria, Anjana Khare, Brinda Bose, Desiré. F., Disha Akshay Gandhi, Dr Diana Nelson, Elrica Menezes, Jyoti Menon, Komal Kaklotar, Lailee Nandi, Lesha Shah, Madhulica Sharma, Mandakini Jani, Melanie Baptista, Minu Joshi, Mona Sinha Varma, Pamela Jacob, Parna Mukherjee, Patricia D. Pereira, Pawankumar Mishra, Perpetual D’silva, Philomena Jhaveri, Reeva Mascarenhas, Rekha Nair, Renita Greta Sequeira, Schnelle Carvalho, Sonali Gandhi, Sonia Gupta,
Sudipta Choudhury, Tanika Kapoor, Teji Joseph Varghese, Ummeayman Saify Mandsaurwala, Vhahbiz F Lala, Vibhuti Shah