Bhavan's Bangalore Press School

Located at 89 Mysore Road, our school is pretty much a landmark in Chamarajpe. It’s right near where the Bangalore Press used to be really busy. The building has that old-school feel to it, thick walls and high ceilings. You can hear the traffic from Mysore Road all day, but we’ve gotten used to it. Most of the staff has been here for a long time, so we’ve seen a lot of students grow up and move on. It’s a practical place. We don’t have air conditioning in every room, just fans that click away. The playground gets a bit dusty in the summer, but the kids don't seem to mind much. We spend a lot of time organizing books and making sure the classrooms are ready for the next day. It’s not the kind of place with a lot of shiny glass or metal. It’s brick and mortar and a lot of history. On rainy days, the smell of wet pavement comes in through the open windows. Parents often drop by to chat about how their kids are doing, and we just give it to them straight. No fancy reports, just honest talk. It’s a steady kind of life here on the edge of the old city. We sometimes have to chase the stray cats away from the canteen, but they always come back. It’s just how things are around here on Mysore Road.