As kids, most of us dream of becoming teachers for different reasons. Some do so because they see teachers as role models, want to help children, or are familiar with the profession. But for educationist Girija Seshadri, she wanted to become a teacher to start a school that trained its students in patriotism, history, and Indian culture. “In those days, the school textbooks would teach us Indian ethos, culture, about the war of independence, how our people fought, how the Cheras, Chozhas, Pandyas fought, how the mothers sent their children to the army. Those types of textbooks are no longer f...