Aadharshila Academy

Our academy is located on Indore Road in Ujjain. It’s a major road, so there’s a constant flow of traffic heading towards the city center or out towards Indore. The school is set back a little from the asphalt, but you can still hear the trucks. We have a fairly large campus with several buildings. The main one is where the younger kids stay. The floors are made of stone and stay cool even when the sun is beating down on Ujjain. We have a lot of windows, but we have to keep them closed sometimes because of the dust from the road. The playground is a big open space where the kids play football or just run around. It’s mostly dirt and some patches of grass. We have a few old buses that we use to pick up students from different parts of the city. Maintaining those buses is a full-time job in itself. The teachers here are practical people. We don't have a lot of meetings; we just get on with the teaching. The canteen serves basic food, mostly snacks and tea. In the evenings, after everyone has left, the place feels very empty and quiet compared to the noise of the day. We’ve been part of this Indore Road landscape for a long time. Most people in Ujjain know where we are. It’s a simple, hardworking place for local families. We keep the gates open until the last bus leaves.