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Ms Usha, a Mathematics teacher and Diploma Programme Coordinator in her fifth year at the Academy, finds teaching a deeply rewarding and reciprocal experience. She sees herself as a mentor, guide and cheerleader, supporting students beyond academics. Believing that we learn best when we teach and teach best when we learn, she embraces the Academy’s spirit of growth, compassion and lifelong learning.

Ms Karuna, Senior School Hindi teacher, plays a vital role in nurturing the Academy’s vision of developing compassionate and purposeful leaders. Through her teaching, she helps students connect language learning with empathy, cultural understanding and respect for diversity. By encouraging honest expression and social awareness, she inspires them to become confident, creative and responsible individuals who contribute positively to society and uphold the Academy’s values of harmony and integrity.

Jemin Patel’s journey to where he is now is the result of hard work and passion, values he picked up during his time at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad. Now, he's working at one of Canada's top accounting and consulting firms, still standing by the notion, "hard work always wins."

Anahita Aman, a graduate of the Class of 2020, studied at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad for eight years. Currently pursuing history at the University College London, she hopes to build a career in international development.

Sincere, kind and down-to-earth. These are some of the words many at the Academy have repeatedly used to describe the Diploma Coordinator of the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad.

Ajey, who holds several specialist degrees, ultimately found his calling teaching French at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad. “The unconditional love and acceptance I receive from my students is the best testimony to my professional accomplishments,” he says.