Thiagarajar School Of Management

Up at 70 Pamban Swamy Nagar, things are a bit different than your average school. Being in Thiruparankundram, the Thiagarajar School Of Management has a backdrop that's a bit different from your usual city school. It’s a place for older students, so the atmosphere isn't quite as chaotic as a primary school, but it’s still got its own kind of frantic energy. The campus is spread out, and there’s a lot of concrete and green patches that we try to keep alive during the dry season. We don't have a big PR team writing our stuff. We’re mostly just staff and faculty trying to keep the schedules on track. The buildings are solid and functional, designed for long hours of lectures and studying. You’ll see students hanging out near the entrance, probably talking about their next project or where they’re going to eat. The neighborhood around Pamban Swamy Nagar is relatively quiet, which helps when people are trying to focus. We spend a good chunk of our budget just on maintenance—fixing the Wi-Fi or repainting the lines in the parking lot. It’s a no-nonsense kind of place. We don’t go in for all that corporate talk about being the best or having a grand vision. We just open the gates every morning, make sure the classrooms are ready, and go from there. It’s a lot of work, but it’s the kind of work we’ve been doing for years.