Hansa Ram Inter College

If you drive down State Highway 39 on Jagner Marg, you’ll see our gates. Hansa Ram Inter College is right there on the edge of Agra. It’s a bit of a drive for some, but the highway makes it easy enough to find. Being an inter college means we have a lot of different age groups running around. The older ones are usually more serious, worried about their marks and what comes next. The mornings start early because we want to beat the worst of the Agra heat. You can hear the traffic from the state highway all day long, which took some getting used to. We don't have a lot of fancy decorations. The walls are painted a simple color and we keep the floors swept. Running a college on Jagner Marg means we get a lot of local kids from the nearby villages and the outskirts of the city. We don’t put out big flyers or try to sound like a big corporation. We just open the doors, teach the classes, and go home. Some days are harder than others, especially when the weather is bad or the bus is late. We have a small staff room where we drink tea and talk about the day’s lessons. It’s just a regular place for regular people trying to get an education.