Nandas Academy Of Philosophy

Nandas Academy Of Philosophy is over in the Gopalpura area, which is usually a very busy place with lots of students and traffic. Our academy is a bit different from the coaching centers nearby that focus on exams and jobs. Here, we spend our time reading books and talking about big ideas that have been around for hundreds of years. The rooms are quite simple, with bookshelves that are starting to sag under the weight of all the texts we have collected. It is a quiet place for the most part, though you can still hear the honking from the main road if the windows are open. We don't have a lot of staff, just a couple of us who enjoy sitting down and discussing life with anyone who is interested. Students come in after their regular classes to sit and think for a while. It is not about getting a degree or a high-paying job, it is just about learning how to think a bit more clearly. We drink a lot of chai and sometimes the sessions go on much later than we planned because the conversation gets interesting. The floor is a bit old and the lighting is sometimes a little dim, but it feels like the right kind of environment for studying philosophy. We don't use any fancy marketing tricks to get people to join us. People just show up when they are ready to learn.