Prayatan Institute

You can find us at 53-C Jyoti Plaza. It’s the same building where the Axis Bank is, which is right in the middle of Alambagh. Having the bank there is helpful because everyone knows where it is. We are on one of the upper floors. The stairs are a bit narrow, so it can get crowded when classes change. I’ve been at this spot for a while. The room has a few big windows that look out over the street. Lucknow is always moving, and you can see all the cars and bikes from up here. We have some wooden desks and a couple of old cupboards for the files. It’s a bit cramped when it’s full, but we make it work. I usually spend my mornings sorting through the paperwork and making sure the water cooler is filled up. The students are generally quiet, just focused on their work. We don’t do a lot of talking unless it’s about the subjects. Alambagh is a busy area, and being in Jyoti Plaza means we are right in the thick of it. Sometimes the internet is slow, or the lights flicker, but that’s just life in an old building. We don’t have any grand mission statements or anything. We just open the doors, let the students in, and do the day’s work until it’s time to go home. It's just a regular place where we spend our time working on books and talking through questions.