The English Teacher 14th October 1966 is the date that I can never forget. It was a Thursday. Sister Agatha was transferred to a convent in a hill station and a new teacher was to take the class on that day. Forty-five eager faces anxiously awaited the grand entry of the new teacher in grade 6 A. There was a lot of buzz in the class room and each student wondered if the teacher would be a friendly one or a terror. All of a sudden, the students saw Sister Xavier, the Head Mistress walk in with the new teacher in tow. There was pin drop silence. The new teacher in sky blue dress endeared herself to the students at first sight. She had a friendly face which screamed aloud that she was kind. The Head Mistress introduced the new teacher as Miss Anne, from Pune. She smiled and then each one of us had to stand up and introduce ourselves. After the introduction session was over, she told us to sit with our note books. The chalk monitor gave her a light blue chalk that went with the...