D.A.V College

D.A.V College is a well-known name in Agra, specifically over in Moti Katra. Our building is an old one, which you can tell as soon as you walk through the entrance. It has that classic look with high ceilings and thick walls that keep it a bit cooler when the Agra summer hits. I’ve been working here for quite some time, and the place has a specific smell of old paper and dust. The 282003 area is quite congested, so there’s always the sound of rickshaws and motorbikes outside. We have many rooms filled with students, and the corridors are usually buzzing with conversation. It’s a busy environment. We don’t really go for anything modern or polished; the benches are old and the walls show their age. But it’s a functional place where people come to get their degrees. I spend a lot of time in the administrative block dealing with various student issues and government forms. It’s a lot of manual work. Sometimes the rain leaks through a bit near the old windows, and we just put a bucket down and carry on with the day. People in Moti Katra know us well. It’s just a staple of the local community. There is no corporate vibe here at all, just a lot of regular people trying to do their jobs and students trying to pass their classes in a very old, very busy part of the city.