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Young author Eshan Sharma’s ‘The Teacher I Never Met’ is the perfect Teachers’ Day read

Delve into this tale of an 11-year-old who considers APJ Abdul Kalam his mentor without ever having met the former Indian president

Written by a 16-year-old author Eshan Sharma, The Teacher I Never Met is as inspiring as it is informative. Published in 2017, the story is about an 11-year-old boy who considers former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam his mentor. Having never met the scientist, the child then embarks on a journey to find out more about the life of India’s Missile Man. Written as a fantasy fiction in language that is simple, the book takes readers on a discovery trail beginning from the childhood days of Kalam right until his last moments.  

In the pages of The Teacher I Never Met, we learn lessons from one of the greatest supporters of education in our country, and find anecdotes from the life of a visionary Indian. The book also focuses on Kalam’s literary works and its fiction style keeps the reader engaged until the very end. 

This Teachers’ Day is the perfect time to read this book or gift it to a young bibliophile. The book is available on Amazon in both paperback (Rs 329) and Kindle (R 249) editions.

—Debrup Chaudhuri

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