Knowledge

We are tucked away on Kali Chatterjee Street here in Howrah, just a short walk down from the main road. The building is older, and you can definitely tell, but it serves our needs just fine. Most days start early with the sound of the shutters going up. People around here know the 11 address because we have been in this spot for quite some time now. It isn't a fancy setup. There are desks that have seen better days and shelves filled with books that students have thumbed through year after year. Knowledge is just what we call the place, though mostly people just say they are going to the center. It gets a bit humid in the afternoons, especially during the summer months, but the fans keep things moving. We spend a lot of time just sitting with students and going over things they didn't catch the first time in school. Sometimes the street outside gets noisy with the traffic and the vendors, but once you get inside and focus on the work, it mostly fades into the background. We don't have a big staff or anything like that, just a few of us who know the subjects and like helping out the local kids. It is a simple routine. We open up, we help with the lessons, and we close when the last person heads home. It’s just how things go here in Howrah.