Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Sarvajanik High School

This school is located out in Kaprada, which is a bit of a quiet corner in the Valsad district. If you come looking for Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Sarvajanik High School, you’ll find us easily enough because everyone in the village knows where the building is. It’s a simple structure, built mostly for utility rather than looks. The walls have seen a lot of monsoon rains over the years. Inside, the classrooms are filled with wooden benches that have been used by generations of kids from around here. During the summer, the air gets pretty still and dusty, but we have enough trees around the yard to give some shade during the breaks. The students usually come from the surrounding farms and small houses. You can hear them laughing and running around long before the first bell even rings. We don't have a big fancy office. Most of the paperwork happens on old wooden desks piled with registers. The teachers often sit together under the veranda when they have a free period. It’s a very local atmosphere. Life moves at a slower pace here in Kaprada compared to the big cities. We just focus on the daily schedule and making sure the kids have their books and a place to sit. It’s a basic school for local families, and we’ve been part of this community for a long time now without much changing.