Sri Sai Institutions

The address 45-612 on the Main Road in Narayanpet is where I spend most of my waking hours. Sri Sai Institutions is just a regular building among many others on this stretch of road. It isn't a place with a big lobby or a fountain or anything like that. We just have rooms with whiteboards and rows of benches that have seen many years of use. I usually arrive a bit before eight to open the heavy metal shutters. They always squeak no matter how much oil we put on them. The dust from the road comes inside easily, so there is a lot of dusting to do every single morning. We have a small corner where we keep a kettle for making tea when there is a break in the classes. Most of the people who come here are from the local area, so we know their faces and their names. Sometimes we run out of chalk or the pens go dry, and someone has to run down the street to the stationary shop to grab more. It is a very practical way of living. We don't have a big team, just a few of us who handle everything from the teaching to fixing a leaky tap in the washroom. At the end of the day, my back usually hurts a bit and my clothes are covered in chalk dust. It is not a fancy life but it is what we do here in Narayanpet every day.