Elina Education

So, we are over here at Elina Education, right on Mall Road in Bhatinda. It’s a busy spot, especially being so close to the Hotel Bahia Fort. Most days, the street noise filters into our rooms, but we’ve gotten used to it over the years. We started this place because there were a lot of young people in the neighborhood looking for a bit of extra help with their books. It isn't a fancy office with glass walls or anything like that. We have some wooden chairs, a few big tables, and plenty of notebooks lying around. Usually, the morning starts with me opening the shutters and sweeping the front area. The tea stall nearby is where we get our mid-day fix. It’s just a handful of us working here. We don’t really do big advertisements or anything. People usually find us because their cousins or neighbors told them about this spot near the fort. Sometimes the fans make a bit of a clicking sound when they're on high speed, but it keeps the heat away. We spend our afternoons going through lessons and helping students figure out their next steps. It gets pretty crowded in the evenings when the college crowd finishes their day. It’s a simple life here in Bhatinda, just focusing on what needs to get done. We like the location because it’s easy for everyone to find, even if the traffic on Mall Road gets a bit much sometimes during the holidays.