Liberal Institute

Pashaka Building is right on Ring Road, so we are at a very central spot in Surat. Our office is number 307. Across from us is the Centre Point Building, which everyone knows. The 395002 area is always moving. Ring Road is famous for being crowded, so getting here can be a bit of a challenge during rush hour. Liberal Institute isn’t some huge college. It is just a few rooms on the third floor. We have a small reception desk where I sit most of the time. The hallway is a bit narrow. We have some benches for students to wait on. It is a bit of a mix of people here. Some are very serious, others are just trying to get through their exams. We don’t have any fancy decorations. There are just some old posters about grammar and math on the walls. The air conditioner works most of the time, which is a relief in the Surat heat. You can see the traffic moving from the window if you stand in the corner. We get our lunch from the small dabbas downstairs. It is a very routine life. We open at ten and stay until the last student leaves at night. It is a practical place for people who want to study without any distractions. No big speeches or fancy promises here. We just give them their books and start the lesson. It is a simple job.