Shrimati R D Gardi B Ed College

Kalavad Road is one of the busiest parts of Rajkot, and Shrimati R D Gardi B Ed College is located right in the middle of all that noise. Since it is a B.Ed college, our students are mostly adults who are training to become teachers themselves. The building is a practical concrete structure. It does not have any sprawling gardens or fancy fountains, just the rooms we need for lectures and some lab work. Students travel from all over the Rajkot district to get here, some on buses and many on their own scooters that they park out front. You will usually see groups of them standing around the entrance talking about their exams or the schools where they go for their teaching practice. The staff room is a bit small and always smells like tea and old paper because we have so many assignments to grade. Rajkot gets incredibly hot in the summer months, so the afternoons can feel quite slow and heavy. We have a small canteen area where people grab a quick snack between their classes. It is a very down-to-earth environment without any corporate polish. We just provide the space and the books for people to learn how to teach. It has been our daily routine for a long time now. We see people come in as students and leave ready to work in their own classrooms. It is just a regular part of the landscape here.