Om Venkateshwara Driving School

Our spot is at No. 33 on the 60 Feet Road in ITI Layout. It’s pretty close to Ambedkar College in Nagarbhavi. If you go behind Deepa, you’ll find us easily enough. We spend most of our time out on the roads with people who are just starting to learn how to drive. Bangalore traffic is no joke, especially around this part of town, so we get a lot of practice dealing with the chaos. The office isn't anything fancy, just a place to keep the paperwork and meet up before a lesson. We’ve got the cars parked nearby, usually. It gets busy in the mornings and then again after work when everyone wants their sessions. Sometimes the weather makes things a bit slow, but we just keep at it. People come in nervous, which is normal when you’re trying to figure out the clutch and the gears for the first time. We just sit there in the passenger seat and try to keep things calm. There’s a lot of patience needed here. The neighborhood has changed a bit over the years, more buildings coming up, but we're still here doing the same thing. It’s a basic setup, really. We just show people how the car works and how to stay safe on these narrow streets. Most days it’s just one lesson after another until the sun goes down and we head home ourselves. Driving is something everyone can learn if they put the time in.