Ratnesh Mathur has been working with children for over eighteen years. He works with children of all ages – from two years to teenagers. He also works intensely with parents and teachers. He propagates democratic, learner-driven environments. He is part of Aarohi Open Learning Community. Aarohi is a community of self-directed learners -children who decide what they want to learn, how they want to learn, when they want to learn and use self-assessment. At Aarohi, their philosophy is to follow the child. Aarohi offers an open learning environment at its campus in a village near Hosur, Tamil Nadu. “I like learning with children. I do not like teaching. My chief role is to agitate, to confuse, to challenge. For this reason children and parents consider me to be a mentor, but they call me tormentor.” – Ratnesh