Indrani Banerji has been teaching English at G. D. Birla Centre for Education for 19 years. She received her Masters degree in English from Delhi University and her B Ed from the Loreto College, Calcutta University.

She believes that to make teaching enjoyable and interesting, various methods such as ‘debates’ and ‘role play’ need to be employed. Activities such as making students act out bit roles from plays of Shakespeare help in inspiring class involvement. The shy and withdrawn pupils are drawn into conversation and role-play.

Her colleagues think of her as a very amiable, co-operative and compatible person.

Indrani has participated in various workshops on English and maintains her enthusiasm for the language by attending training courses like those conducted by the ICSE Council. She is a recipient of certificates from Hourly ELT Seminar and Intel. She has also been a keen participant of the British Council one-act plays held at various schools.

Indrani considers it her greatest achievement to have received acknowledgement and thanks from parents and students alike for helping them secure a rank in class. She invests special effort to help weaker pupils in becoming confident in their studies as well as in co-curricular activities.

She teaches English from classes viii to x. Having taught students of different classes and different age groups has led her to believe that teachers must try to understand the psychology of a child to aid proper mental development. According to her, children are extremely sensitive and desire attention and wish to be loved and cared for.

Indrani views the English language as ‘boundless’. She believes that it must be taught from a very early age so that a child may have a strong foundation and a good grasp of the subject. Especially because it is one of the most important mediums of expression in schools, colleges and workplaces.

In her opinion, the future of English –in one word- is bright.