Nivedita Patha Bhavan

You can find us in Durgapur Steel Town West, right in the Secondary Market area. We are on Secondary Road, and the Hanuman Temple is just beside us, so we hear the temple bells ringing throughout the day. It’s a nice sound to have in the background while we work. The market is always moving, with people buying groceries or heading to the shops, so there is never a dull moment outside our door. Our setup is quite basic. We have a few classrooms with rows of desks that have seen a lot of use over the years. We don’t have air conditioning or fancy lights, just regular bulbs and fans that keep the air moving. Every morning starts with opening up the heavy doors and checking the schedule for the day. We spend a lot of time talking to parents who stop by after visiting the temple or finishing their shopping. It’s a very community-oriented spot. Durgapur is a place where people value hard work, and we try to reflect that in how we run things here. There is always a bit of chalk on our clothes by the time we head home. We don’t try to be anything we aren’t. It’s just a local place for learning, tucked away in a familiar corner of the steel town, where the routine stays the same.