A teacher's job is not just limited to teaching. They are often called upon to do a variety of non-academic work. Sangeeta Shirgaonkar, headmistress of Indira Gandhi Model School in Aundh, has taught for 31 years and participated in all types of government work entrusted to teachers. But she feels her current assignment scores over other types of non-academic work she had done earlier. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the school is transformed into a shelter home and currently houses over 90 migrants and homeless people. We are fighting an invisible, unknown enemy. I may be talking to a person and he may or may not have the infection. There is some doubt and fear. But I am still happy to do this work for the greater good of the society, she says.

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