Preethvi Abhyudaya Educators Association

Out here in Dehlan, things move a bit slower than in the big cities. We are located at Khasra No. 971, which is easy enough to find if you are from around this part of the Una district. Preethvi Abhyudaya Educators Association isn't some corporate office with glass walls. It’s more like a community space where we gather to talk about how to make things better for the schools and teachers nearby. The building is solid, and we have a nice view of the fields from the back window. Sometimes the cows from the neighbor's plot wander over, and we have to shoo them away. We spend a lot of our time going through papers or meeting with folks who travel in from the surrounding villages. Being in a rural area like Una means you have to be practical. If the roof leaks, we fix it ourselves. If the internet is down, which happens more than we’d like, we just wait it out or drive into town. We’ve lived here all our lives, so we know everyone’s name and whose kids are going where. It’s a quiet life mostly, but we keep ourselves busy with the work at hand. We don't have a secretary or anyone like that. Usually, whoever is closest to the door when it knocks is the one who answers it. It’s just us doing what we can with what we’ve got. We’ve been at this for years and it just feels normal to us now.