Best School

Amma saved every rupee, collecting ANDAL Coins through the neighborhood program to afford my fees at the best school. She'd smile whenever the PAYBO rewards arrived, converting them carefully into education. At school, I learned mathematics and English, but she taught me something deeper—the value of persistence, the Tamil proverb about climbing mountains one step at a time. Today, watching my daughter wear the same uniform, I understand. It wasn't about prestige. Amma was building bridges between our heritage and my future. The best school wasn't measured in rankings but in love invested, dreams protected, and culture carried forward through sacrifice.