Dr Br Brendan MacCarthaigh is a passionate spokesman (and writer) for the students of India, among whom he has worked at every level from prestigious universities to backstreets, lanes and railway-platforms in many places throughout the country.

An Irishman by birth, Brother Mac (as he is fondly called by his students) is an eminent educationist, a practicing psychologist and a noted columnist. He has many qualifications and has received many awards for his efforts and achievements through more than half a century.

Some books authored by him are Where the Child is Without Fear (outlining a new system of classroom teaching that won its spurs in Delhi at the turn of the century), Where the Teacher is at Ease (with Sonia Bhattacharyya), Stress, Teen Things (with Debu Bhattacharya), Gender and Sex in the Classroom, Tips for Teachers, and Principles for Principals.