Srinivasa Ramanujan Municipal High School

Srinivasa Ramanujan Municipal High School is found in the Alcot Gardens area of Rajahmundry. It is a municipal school, so we work within the local government framework. The building is quite large and has that typical government school look to it. We have a lot of students coming from the surrounding neighborhoods of Rajahmundry. Because it is a municipal school, we get a real mix of kids from all walks of life. The classrooms are basic, often with high ceilings and large windows. We don't have any of those modern fancy setups you see in private schools. We rely on the teachers' voices and the blackboards to get the message across. It can get pretty noisy when the classes are changing or during the lunch break in the yard. We have a lot of ground to cover in the syllabus, so the teachers stay quite busy. There is a lot of paperwork involved in running a place like this, and we handle most of it in the small office near the entrance. We aren't here to make a profit or put up big billboards. Our job is just to make sure the local kids have a place to sit and learn their subjects. Every morning we start with the national anthem, and every afternoon we see the kids head home through Alcot Gardens. It is a steady, predictable life here, focusing on the basics of education.