Annie Besant Girls Memorial School

If you go to Goutham Nagar in Malkajgiri and find the Elite Arcade, we are up on the fourth floor in Flat No 403. Annie Besant Girls Memorial School is tucked away in that street number 23, so it’s not the kind of place you’d just stumble upon unless you were looking for it. Being in an apartment-style building means it’s a bit different from a traditional school with a big courtyard. The girls come up the stairs or use the lift, and once they are inside, the rooms are filled with the sound of lessons. We’ve been here for a good while, and the girls from the local neighborhood find it convenient because it’s right in the middle of everything. The classrooms are basically converted rooms, which gives it a bit of a homey feel, even if it’s a bit tight when everyone is present. We have windows that look out over the rooftops of Goutham Nagar, and you can see the clothes drying on lines and the monkeys jumping around sometimes. It’s a very local way of doing things. We don’t have a massive hall for assemblies, so we make do with the space in the middle. The floors are tiled and easy to sweep, and we try to keep the noise down so we don’t bother the other people in the arcade too much. It’s a plain, hardworking school for the girls around here who just want to get their education and move forward.