Chaudhary Shiv Jokhan Singh Inter College

This college is out in Javain, which is in the Koraon area of Allahabad. It's a bit of a journey to get here if you are coming from the main city, but for the people living in Koraon, it is right where they need it. The college is an intermediate school, so we have students of different ages running around. The building itself is quite spread out. We have a big open area where the students gather for the morning assembly. Sometimes it gets really dusty when the wind blows across the fields nearby. We have basic classrooms with benches and some old fans that rattle a bit when they are on high speed. The office is where we keep all the records and files, and there’s always a lot of paperwork to deal with. In the winter, it gets quite cold in the mornings, so the students wear their sweaters and we try to find a sunny spot to stand in for a few minutes. During the harvest season, you can see the farmers working in the fields right next to the college boundary. It’s a very local atmosphere. The staff members mostly live nearby or travel from small towns close by. We don't have anything too modern, just the essentials for teaching and learning. It’s a practical place where the community's children come to get their schooling done. Everyone knows everyone else around here, so it feels like a small family in a way.