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Over the next week, Vikram dug deeper. He called the BSEB helpline. A tired official said, "Sir, we update the teacher directory only once a year, in April. No one is removed mid-session. If the system says 'Active,' he is active."

The next morning, Vikram filed an RTI query with BSEB. The official response arrived in a week: "The Teacher Directory is a dynamic system reflecting sanctioned posts, not biological status. Shri Arun Sinha, though deceased, holds the 'Master Trainer (Mathematics)' position until a qualified replacement is found. His service record remains 'Active' due to administrative oversight. However, multiple student testimonies confirm his continued pedagogical contribution. The Board is investigating the possibility of 'Posthumous Teaching Credits' for board exam results." teacher directory bseb

But his mother’s voice cracked. "No, beta. The problem is that for the last six months, students in your old village have been failing math. The new teacher is useless. Last week, a boy named Pintu was crying over a quadratic equation at midnight, inside the locked classroom." Over the next week, Vikram dug deeper

At 3:30 AM, he wrote one final line:

Arun Sinha School: Rajkiya High School, Darbhanga Employee ID: BSEB/TCH/74892 Status: Active Photo: A grainy, black-and-white image. The same bald head. The same thick-rimmed glasses. The same faint smile. No one is removed mid-session