Velammal Bodhi Campus

Our school is located in Thorapadi, right in the Ezhil Nagar area of Vellore. It’s a pretty well-known spot around here. At Velammal Bodhi Campus, the mornings are the loudest time of day. You have buses pulling in and parents dropping off their kids on scooters, all trying to get through the gate before the first bell rings. The office is usually a bit of a mess with forms and files, but we know where everything is. We have these long corridors that stay cool even when the Vellore sun is beating down outside. You’ll often see teachers standing outside their classrooms during the breaks, just catching a breath or talking to a colleague about the lesson plan. It isn’t a perfect place; the playground gets a bit dusty when it hasn’t rained, and some of the chairs in the back rows have seen better days. We don’t spend much time worrying about looking polished. We’re more concerned with making sure the labs have enough supplies and the kids aren’t running too fast in the halls. Lunchtime is a big deal here, with everyone opening their tiffins and the whole place smelling like home-cooked sambar. It’s a busy, functional school where we just try to keep things running smoothly from one day to the next without much fuss or bother.