Aksharaalaya School

Aksharaalaya School is located at House No 2-2-539 in the Kumariwada area of Amberpet. It’s a neighborhood where people have lived for generations, so we see a lot of familiar faces. The school is right there among the houses, fitting into the street like any other building. It is a humble place with a narrow entrance that leads into a small courtyard. During the morning assembly, it gets pretty tight with all the students standing in lines. We have a couple of flights of stairs that the kids are always running up and down, even though we tell them to slow down. The classrooms are basic, with wooden benches that have names carved into them from years ago. You can hear the sounds of the neighborhood all day, from the vegetable sellers passing by to the dogs barking down the lane. We don't have a big playground, so the kids mostly play in the courtyard or right outside the gate after the classes are over. The staff here mostly handles the paperwork on a small desk near the front door. We try to keep the place tidy, but with so many children, there is always a bit of dust or a stray piece of paper somewhere. It’s just a normal school for the families around Amberpet who need a place nearby for their children. We don't make a big fuss about things, we just follow our daily schedule until it is time to go.