Sarita Vidhyalaya

We are situated on the 100 Feet Anandnagar Road in the Satellite area of Ahmedabad. It is a very busy part of the city, and the road outside is almost never quiet. You have the sound of horns and engines going all day long. Our building is a solid structure that has been part of this street for quite some time. When you walk inside, you leave the city noise behind a little bit, though it’s never completely silent. The classrooms are basic with rows of desks and blackboards that always need a good wipe. We have a lot of students coming through every day, so the floors get dirty pretty fast, especially during the monsoon season when everyone brings in mud. Our staff works out of a small room filled with old files and stacks of exam papers. We don't have much in the way of fancy decorations, just the usual maps and charts you find in any school. At the end of the day, the walk to the bus stop or the parking lot is a bit of a struggle because of the Ahmedabad traffic. We see the same faces every morning at the gate, and we know most of the parents by name. It’s a practical environment where the focus is just on getting through the textbooks and making sure the kids know their lessons. We drink a lot of coffee in the office just to keep going. We just keep the fans going and keep working.