Krupa Nilaya Higher Primary School

You’ll find us at Shop No 6 in the Ganga Godawari Apartment. It’s located right on the Pune Link Road in Kalyan East. This is a pretty hectic part of Thane, with a lot of people moving through every single day. The apartment building has shops on the ground floor, and we are one of those units. It’s not your typical school building with a gate and a big sign. It’s more of a humble, local setup. We have a few rooms where we fit the primary school students. The floor is a bit worn from all the little feet running around, and the paint is peeling a little in the corners, but it feels like home to us. Outside, the Pune Link Road is always buzzing with motorcycles and rickshaws. We hear the honking all day long. The parents usually just drop their kids off right at the front door before they head to work. We don't have a big staff, just a few of us who handle everything from teaching to cleaning up at the end of the day. There’s a small grocery store nearby where we sometimes grab snacks. It’s a very down-to-earth place. We just focus on the basics and make sure the kids are learning their lessons. It’s a simple life here in Kalyan East, and we’re just a small part of the neighborhood, doing what we can with the space we have.