Aqsa Caneer Institute

Tawai Pool in Baxipur is where we have our small institute. It is an old part of Gorakhpur, and the streets are quite narrow around here. You have to be careful walking because the rickshaws come through very fast. Our space is on the first floor of an old brick building. The stairs are a bit steep and narrow, which can be a struggle if you are carrying a lot of books. Inside, we have tried to make it as comfortable as possible with what we have. There are a few benches and a big blackboard that we use every day. The smell of street food from the vendors downstairs often drifts up into the windows, which makes us hungry around lunchtime. We don't have any fancy signs out front, just a small board near the entrance so people know they are in the right place. Most of the people who come here are from the nearby streets and neighborhoods. It feels like a small community. Sometimes the tap in the bathroom leaks, and we have to fix it with a bit of wire or tape. We are just regular people running a small place in Baxipur. There is no corporate polish here, just a lot of hard work and a lot of dust from the busy Tawai Pool area outside our door.