This AINET publication offers detailed accounts of the ways that eight effective teachers of English teach their subject in different contexts across India. All eight also work as teacher educators, contribute actively to teacher associations, write for regional, national and international publications, and present regularly at national conferences. They also support colleagues through mentoring and teacher research initiatives and were the subjects of a study into teacher expertise conducted by Jason Anderson. This publication provides these teachers with an opportunity to tell their personal stories, describing their teaching contexts, the challenges they face and the innovative solutions they offer to these challenges. It may be of use to teachers of English across India and beyond, particularly trainee and novice teachers who face similar challenges and feel they would benefit from the advice and suggestions offered herein.