Sakthy Arts And Science College

Down at Kopam Junction in Palakkad, that’s where you’ll find Sakthy Arts and Science College. It’s right there where the main roads meet, so it’s pretty easy to get to by the local bus or just by walking from the nearby areas. Palakkad can get quite humid, so the ceiling fans are almost always going in the classrooms. We’ve got a mix of students coming in from the main town and the smaller villages around the district. The building is a standard concrete one, nothing that would make you stop and stare, but it’s got enough room for the different departments and offices we have. You’ll usually see groups of students standing around the junction talking before their classes start or after they finish. It’s a very lively spot. We don't have a massive budget for fancy things, so we just make do with the equipment we have. The library is a bit cramped, but it has the books that the students need. We don't use a lot of fancy words to describe what we do here. It’s just a college. People come here to get their degrees and then move on to whatever job or further study is next for them. The staff here are mostly local people who have been with us for years and years. They know the rhythm of the place and how things work. When it rains during the monsoon, the sound on the roof is so loud you sometimes have to shout a bit to be heard in class. It’s just part of life in this part of the country. We just keep the place running.