Bal Govindam School

Located inside Jassusar Gate in Bikaner, Bal Govindam School is right in the middle of a very busy area. If you know Bikaner, you know how the streets can get around the gate. There is always a lot of activity, with motorbikes and people moving through all day long. The school itself is tucked in there, and we’ve become used to the sounds of the city right outside our walls. We don’t have a massive campus with endless grass, but we make use of the space we have. The rooms are filled with desks and chairs that have seen a lot of use over the years. We spend our mornings checking that everything is ready before the first bell rings at 334001. It’s mostly about the day-to-day tasks, like making sure there is enough chalk and that the registers are updated. The teachers live nearby or commute through the narrow lanes to get here on time. We don’t use any fancy technology to get things done; it is more about the people talking to each other and the students writing in their notebooks. Sometimes the dust from the Rajasthan wind gets everywhere, so cleaning is a never-ending job for us. It is a simple place where the focus is just on getting through the lessons and making sure the kids are safe until their parents come to pick them up after the final bell in the afternoon.