Harihar Singh Public School

Out here on the Varanasi Road in Jaunpur, things move at their own pace. Aliganj is a busy area, but once you step inside our gates at Harihar Singh Public School, it’s mostly just the sound of kids talking or teachers calling out names. The school has been around for a bit, so the walls have that lived-in look. We don’t have much in the way of fancy decorations, just the basic classrooms and a playground that gets a lot of dust during the summer months. The morning assembly is usually when it’s loudest, with everyone lined up and the sun coming up over the trees. Most of the families around here know us because their older kids came here too. It’s a local place through and through. The walk from the main road can be a bit tricky when it rains because of the puddles, but the students manage just fine. Inside, we keep things simple. There are wooden desks that have seen better days and blackboards that always need a good wipe. We don't spend much time worrying about how things look as long as the lessons are getting done. In the afternoons, when the heat is heavy, the whole place feels a bit sleepy until the final bell rings and everyone rushes out to the buses. It’s just a regular school trying to do right by the kids in Jaunpur without making a fuss about it or trying to look like something it isn't.