K. E. S Shrorff College

K. E. S Shrorff College started out in Kandivali West a long time ago. Bhulabhai Desai Road is usually busy, so there’s always noise from the street coming into the front rooms. We’ve got a lot of students coming in every morning from the station. It’s a bit of a walk, but they make it. The building itself is what you’d expect from a college around here, with hallways that get crowded between classes. We have the usual stuff, classrooms with wooden benches and some labs for the science kids. It gets pretty hot in the afternoons, especially in the upper floors, but the fans keep things moving. People know us in this part of Mumbai because we've been sitting on this corner for years. The staff room is usually a mess of papers and tea cups, which is how most work gets done. There isn't any fancy lobby or anything like that, just the main gate where everyone hangs out after the final bell. Sometimes the rain makes the entrance a bit muddy, but we just deal with it. It’s mostly just a place where young people come to get through their exams and move on to whatever is next for them. We see them grow up a bit, graduate, and then a new batch comes in. It’s a simple cycle. No big speeches or lofty goals, just the daily grind of lectures and trying to keep the schedules straight for everyone involved. We just keep the doors open and do the work.