High School Phoolmal

High School Phoolmal is tucked away in Krishna Park Extension, right off the Outer Ring Road in Delhi. It’s a bit of a tight squeeze around here with all the narrow lanes and the local shops. The school is a familiar sight for the people living in this part of the city. We open up the main doors early, and you can immediately hear the sound of the neighborhood waking up. There’s a lot of honking from the Ring Road nearby. The building is a few stories high, and we use every bit of space we have. The hallways are often filled with stacks of books or old desks that we’re waiting to fix. It’s a very busy atmosphere. We don't have much of a garden, just a small concrete area. The walls are painted a pale color that has faded over time. It feels like a place where real work happens. We don’t bother with anything corporate. It’s just us, the teachers, and the students trying to get through the syllabus. In the rainy season, the lanes outside get a bit muddy, but everyone still makes it in. We know most of the parents by face because they live just a few streets away. It’s a local school in the truest sense, sitting right there in the middle of the Krishna Park Extension hustle and bustle. There is always a lot to do before the day finally ends and the traffic dies down a little bit on the Outer Ring Road.