Atul Cotching

Our place, Atul Cotching, is located over in Chota Tajbugha. It’s a part of Nagpur that everyone knows is always busy. We have been teaching here for a long time, mostly just local kids from the surrounding blocks. The room we use isn't anything special, just some tables and benches where the students sit for their lessons. We focus a lot on the school subjects that kids usually find hard, like math or science. It gets pretty loud outside sometimes with the traffic and people moving around the 440008 area, but the students are used to it by now. We don't have any fancy computer labs or anything like that. It is just a teacher, a board, and some chalk. During exam season, we are here from early morning until late at night. Sometimes parents stop by to ask how their kids are doing in class. We try to be honest with them because that is the only way it works. Chota Tajbugha is a tight neighborhood so word travels fast if someone is doing a good job or not. We don't spend money on posters or big ads because most people just hear about us from their neighbors. It is a simple setup but we have been doing it this way for years. The focus is always on the books and making sure the kids understand what they are reading before they go home. It is just hard work and patience. We don't mind the long hours.