Kedar Prasad Agrawal Higher Secondry School

Down at 49B, Ballygunge Place, things stay pretty busy most of the time. Kedar Prasad Agrawal Higher Secondry School is where the older kids spend their days. The street outside is usually lined with cycles and people walking to work in the morning. Inside the gates, it is a bit of a different world. It’s mostly just the sound of pens scratching on paper and the occasional teacher giving a lecture on a long afternoon. We have been here in the Ballygunge area for quite some time now. The building shows its age in the corners and the stairwells, but it holds up well enough for the daily rush of students. It is a bit of a maze if you aren't used to the layout of the floors. We don’t really go in for a lot of decorations or modern art. Most of the rooms just have the basics like desks and a board. We spend our time getting through the syllabus and making sure the exams go off without any trouble. The staff room is always full of tea cups and heavy stacks of papers. It gets quite warm in the afternoons, but that is just how Kolkata is. We keep the windows open to catch a breeze, even if the city traffic noise comes in with it. It’s a place for students who are getting ready for their life after school.