Situations of crisis—whether episodic or pervasive - like wars, natural disasters, armed conflicts, epidemics, or pandemics impact education in indelible ways. Sadly, too often, their significance to the universe of learning is overlooked. Up until recently in India, they were seldom seen as sufficiently “politically” salient to demand serious policy analysis and speedy executive action. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the landscape of learning in cataclysmic ways and set alarm bells ringing about the grave consequences of its impact on education and our shared futures.This research study Teaching Trust: An Ethic of Care and Resilience in Pandemic Times, situates the learnings from the ground in the broader body of discussion on pedagogy that the pandemic has generated, mostly from the Indian context with certain references to the global discussion as well. The authors propose the centering of empathy in pedagogic practice.