Nalanda Grammar High School

We are located at No 2, Paramasivan Street in the Ezhil Nagar area of Villupuram. Specifically, we are in the Salamedu neighborhood. It’s a typical residential area where everyone knows everyone else. The school is a grammar high school, so we focus a lot on the basics of language and general subjects. The building isn’t very large, but it fills up quickly when the students arrive in the morning. You can see their cycles parked out front along the street. The classrooms get quite warm in the afternoons, so we keep the windows open to catch whatever breeze comes through. There’s a lot of chalk dust on the floors and the sound of benches being dragged around. We have a small staff room where we sit and talk about the kids and how they are doing. Villupuram is a place where things move a bit slower, and our school reflects that. We don't have fancy computer labs or big stadiums. We just have books, teachers, and students trying to learn. The parents often stop by the gate to chat with us when they are passing by. It’s a very grounded place. We spend our days making sure the schedule is followed and that the kids are actually doing their homework. It’s a plain, honest kind of job and we’ve been doing it this way for quite a long time now in this neighborhood.