Kaniska College Of Education

Kaniska College Of Education is out here in the Peardoba area, which is a bit of a trek from the main part of Bishnupur. If you know this part of Bankura, you know it is mostly quiet with a lot of trees and open space. We have a building where the local students come to learn how to be teachers. It’s not a fancy place, just a regular brick building with classrooms and some basic furniture. Most people around here call it the B.Ed college because that is what happens inside. The staff usually gets here early, and you’ll see the students walking in from the bus stop or coming on cycles. There is a lot of chalk dust and stacks of notebooks on the desks. We spend the days going through the syllabus and making sure the trainees know their subjects. In the afternoons, it gets quite hot, so the fans are always humming in the rooms. There is a small area outside where people sit during the breaks. It isn't a huge campus, but it does the job for the folks living in this part of West Bengal. We’ve been at this address for a while now, right in the village. Sometimes the power goes out, and we just open the windows to let the breeze in while the classes continue. It is a simple life here, focused on getting through the lessons and helping the young people get their degrees so they can go work in schools later on.