Rajesh Pilot Memorial Public School

Rajesh Pilot Memorial Public School sits in a corner of Roorkee, right in the 247667 zip code area. If you walk past the main entrance, you’ll see a fairly standard building that has been here for years. The walls are painted a simple color, and there are posters made by the students hanging in the hallways. We have different rooms for different ages, and each one has the usual setup of desks, a blackboard, and some cupboards for supplies. In the mornings, it’s quite a sight to see all the students arriving in their uniforms. The staff room is usually a bit cluttered with notebooks and tea cups, which is how it usually goes during a busy school day. We don’t go in for anything too flashy. The focus is mainly on making sure the kids show up on time and get through their daily work. During the lunch break, the grounds get noisy with everyone eating and talking at once. It’s a local school through and through. We deal with the same issues any building in Roorkee faces, like the heat in the summer or the occasional power cut. We just carry on with the lessons regardless. The teachers have been here for a long time and they know the local families well. It’s just a regular part of the community where children come to study and spend their afternoons until the final bell rings.