Indira Gandhi Residential School

Being over here on APMC Road in Arsikere, things can get a bit noisy with the trucks going by, but inside the gates of Indira Gandhi Residential School, it is a different world. We are located in the Subhash Nagar area of Hassan. Since it is a residential school, the kids are here all the time, not just for classes. They eat their meals together and sleep in the dorms. It is a big responsibility looking after so many children day and night. The kitchen staff is usually busy from early morning making breakfast for everyone. You can smell the food cooking while the kids are doing their morning exercises. The building is older, and we are always fixing something, whether it is a leaky tap or a broken window latch. Life in Hassan is generally slow, which is nice for the students. They have their own routines and they look out for each other like brothers and sisters. Sometimes they get homesick, especially the younger ones, so the teachers spend extra time talking to them in the evenings to make them feel better. The grounds are kept as clean as we can manage with so many people living in one spot. It is just a regular place where children grow up together while they get their schooling done. We don't have many fancy gadgets, just basic classrooms and plenty of books to read in their spare time.