Gorabazar Girls Primary School

Gorabazar Girls Primary School is tucked away at Plot 657 in the Jagamohan Nagar part of Jagamara. It is not a huge place, just a simple building where we see kids from the neighborhood every morning. Most of us here have been around for a long time, so we know the families who live nearby in Khandagiri. The school gate is usually propped open with a brick in the morning. You can hear the noise of the children from the main road if the wind is blowing the right way. We don’t have fancy air conditioning or big bright signs. The walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint if we ever get around to it. Usually, the teachers are busy sorting out notebooks or making sure the drinking water tank is full. It is a quiet routine we have. Children bring their lunch in steel boxes and sit together during the break. There is a small tree in the corner that provides some shade when it gets really hot in Bhubaneshwar. We just do our work here and try to keep things moving. It isn't anything special to look at from the outside, but it is where the local girls come to start their learning. We see them grow up and move on to the high school down the road. It is just how things are for us every day.