Srinagar, June 10 -- This is about justice for the people who shape our future every single day.

The issues at hand might sound technical-transfers, promotions, job security-but they strike at the heart of what it means to be a teacher.

Each year, teachers face an annual transfer process that can turn their lives upside down. Families are disrupted, communities lose continuity, and schools face sudden gaps.

Yet, the process remains a black box. Who decides where a teacher goes? On what basis? These questions go unanswered. Without transparency, transfers become a source of fear rather than opportunity.

Then there are promotions, a lifeline for teachers' careers. But promotions are often stuck in limbo because the committees that appro...