Kanwaljit Kaur Madan

The Model Town Market in Jalandhar is always buzzing with energy. If you go to the P G Medical Academy at shops 18, 19, and 20, you’ll find where I spend my time. My name is Kanwaljit Kaur Madan, and being in the heart of the market means there’s never a dull moment. You’ve got people coming and going for all sorts of reasons, from shopping to studying. The academy part is busy, with students often hanging around or rushing to catch their next session. It’s a bit of a maze in the market sometimes, but once you find our doors, it’s a bit more organized inside. We have desks and chairs and books everywhere. It isn't a quiet library, though. It’s a place where people talk and learn and sometimes complain about the heat. Jalandhar City is known for this kind of hustle. I'm not one for having a fancy office with leather chairs. I’d rather have space that works for what we need. The walls are covered with notes and schedules. It feels like a lived-in space because it is. People know me here, and I know them. We deal with the daily challenges as they come up, whether it's a power cut or just a lot of questions from the new batch. It’s a real place for real study and work, right in the middle of it all. We stay focused on the books today.