Some of the things that have touched me most as a painter have nothing to do with sales or galleries. One of them has been discovering that the Zafer Style has found its way into Mauritian classrooms. I was speechless when the Mauritius Institute of Education asked me whether I had any objection to being featured in the school art program. Since 2017, a few of my paintings have appeared as examples in the Grade 7 art and design textbooks used in our schools. I had no part in