Sheth Mansukhbhai Bhagubhai Secondary & High Secondary School

Out in Pethapur, which is near Gandhinagar in Gujarat, stands Sheth Mansukhbhai Bhagubhai Secondary & High Secondary School. It’s a long name for a place that feels quite simple when you’re actually here. The building is solid and has been around for some time. Pethapur has its own rhythm, and we are right in the middle of it. The 382610 area is mostly quiet, but the school brings a lot of energy every morning. We have students coming from all over the local area. The classrooms are filled with old wooden desks and blackboards. We don’t have all the high-tech gadgets you see in city schools, but it works for us. The courtyard is where everything happens, from morning meetings to the kids playing during their lunch break. You can hear the sounds of the village nearby, maybe some tractors or people calling out. It’s a very grounded place. We spend our days teaching, grading papers, and making sure the building stays in one piece. Sometimes the wind kicks up the dust from the Gujarat plains, so we’re always cleaning the windows. It’s a straightforward life here. People in Pethapur know the family name on the school well. We don’t put on airs. We just open the gates, do the work, and go home when the sun starts to set. It is a long day but someone has to do the job right.