Ace Academy

Malleswaram is one of those old-school parts of Bangalore where things feel a bit different. Our place, Ace Academy, is located on 18th Cross, just on East Park Road. If you know the HDFC Bank around here, you won’t have much trouble finding us. It’s a couple of buildings, numbered 32 and 33. We started out with just a few rooms and over time we’ve just stayed in the same spot. The area gets really crowded during the festival seasons or when there's a big sale nearby. Inside, the walls are covered with old charts and the furniture has seen better days, but it works for what we do. We usually have a lot of tea while we wait for the next batch of students to arrive. It’s a bit of a walk from the bus stand, but most people manage. We don’t really do any big announcements or anything. People just find out about us and walk in to ask about the classes. It’s a very local vibe. Sometimes the neighborhood kids play cricket in the lane behind us. The staff here are mostly folks who’ve lived in Malleswaram their whole lives. We keep the doors open to let the air in, and you can hear the birds in the park across the way. It’s just a normal, everyday place where we get our work done and help students out.