M Wazalwar Driving School

Over here in Kothrud, at Shrushti in Ashish Garden, we run the Pune branch of the school. Guru Ganesh Nagar is a decent area to work in, though the traffic on this side of town has its own personality. We spend our days tucked away in the office or out on the roads with students who are just trying to figure out how to balance the clutch and the brake without jumping. The office itself is small, just enough room for a desk and some chairs for people to wait. We’ve got maps and some old registration forms everywhere. Sometimes the weather makes things difficult, like when it pours and the roads get slick, but the lessons go on anyway. Most of the people who come to us are from nearby and they just want to get through their test without too much trouble. We don't have any fancy simulators or anything like that; it's just real cars and real roads. You get to know the potholes and the tricky turns around Kothrud pretty well when you drive them ten times a day. It’s steady work and it feels good to see someone finally stop stalling and start driving smooth. We just keep the cars maintained and make sure we’re ready when the next person shows up for their hour of practice. It’s not glamorous, but it keeps us busy from morning until the sun goes down every single day.