Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul High School

Our school, Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul High School, sits right near the National Highway No 8 on the Mahuva Bypass Road. It is a very easy place to find if you are driving through Bhavnagar. Being near the highway means there is always some traffic noise, but inside the gate, it feels a bit quieter. This is a Gurukul, so things are done in a specific way, focusing on a simple life for the students who study here. The building is large and has plenty of space for the boys to move around. We have a lot of students coming from different parts of the Mahuva area. Some stay here and others come from their homes nearby. The rooms are basic, with what you need for studying and not much else. We don't have all the latest gadgets, but we have enough books and teachers who show up every day to do their jobs. In the evenings, you can see the students out in the open areas. The air here in Mahuva is usually okay, though the salt from the coast sometimes affects the paint on the walls. We have to repaint every few years to keep it looking decent. It is a lot of work to manage a place this size, but we manage. People in this part of Gujarat are hard-working, and we try to reflect that in how we run things. There is always someone working in the garden or cleaning the halls.