Godse Vadyavadan Vidyalay

This is Godse Vadyavadan Vidyalay, tucked away in the Damodar Society over in Narayan Peth. If you know the area, you know it's a bit of a maze with all the small lanes and old buildings. We occupy space number 386. It’s usually pretty noisy here, but in a good way, since there is always music or instruments being played. People come in and out all day. Some are kids just starting out and others have been around for years. We aren't a big institution with glass walls or shiny signs. It's more of a traditional setup where the floors are a bit worn and the walls have some old posters on them. Sometimes the scheduling gets a little messy when someone shows up late, but we make it work. Narayan Peth has its own rhythm, and we’ve been part of it for a long time. You might hear us before you see the door. We don't have a big reception desk or anything. You just walk in and someone will be around to talk to you eventually. It gets a bit cramped when there’s a group, but nobody seems to mind much. We just focus on the music and the practice. It's a simple life here at the society. We aren't fancy, just a group of people who care about what we do. The neighborhood knows us well by now, and that’s how we like it.