All of us have had teachers who’ve left indelible impressions on our minds and—in an unlucky few like me—on our knuckles, cheeks and backsides as well! All of us have had teachers who we’ve remembered for everything other than their teaching: from their crisp Kanchipuram silk saris to their enticing miniskirts; from their bindis, which may be visible from the moon, to their eyeliners that make the sun seem like a blur; from their accents to their incense—our teachers have pervaded through all our senses.
