“I want to become a teacher so I can teach the children of my community—just like Papa does,” says 16-year-old Safeena, flipping through her notebooks as she prepares for her Class 8 examination in Aragam village of Bandipora district.

Every year, Safeena treks nearly 45 kilometers uphill to the Langmarg meadow, where her father, Muzaffar Ahmad, a mobile school teacher, sets up a tarpaulin tent classroom under the open sky, amid the bleating of livestock and the whispering winds of the highland pastures.

Mr. Ahmad teaches 35 children including his daughter, Safeena—ensuring that education travels with the tribe wherever they go. “I teach all the subjects individually and make sure no student is left out. We carry the tents on our shoulders wherever we go”, says Mr. Ahmad.

Mr. Ahmad wh

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