Pandit Shankar Lal Sharma Primary & Middle School

Over in Ward No 7, near the Amla Depot in Betul, sits the Pandit Shankar Lal Sharma Primary & Middle School. We are part of the 460553 area code. It’s a primary and middle school, so we deal with children from their very first days of school up until they are a bit older. The area around the depot is a mix of houses and small businesses, and we are right in the thick of it. The school is named after Pandit Shankar Lal Sharma, and we try to keep the place running as best as we can. It’s not a fancy private school with big budgets. We have the usual classrooms with wooden desks that have seen better days and walls that could probably use a fresh coat of paint. But it is a place where people know each other. The teachers are from the local neighborhood in Betul, and they know the parents by name. We spend our days teaching the basics like math and language. When the school day ends, the kids spill out into Ward No 7 and head home to their families. It’s a very local operation. We don't have any grand plans to expand or anything; we just want to keep the doors open and provide a steady place for the kids to come and learn. It’s simple, honest work that keeps us going year after year without any fuss.