Bhairanje School....

In this post I will introduce you the oldest and the most famous monument of Bhairanje i.e " ಶ್ರೀ ಶಾರದಾ  ಖಾಸಗಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆ"  which is unfortunately closed today.

Bhairanje school was started as a small hut around 60 to 70 years ago. That time it was just the beginning of Indian education in various parts of the country. This was one of  the first schools that opened in the district.But very soon due to the lack of space it was shifted to a new location i.e the present location under the management of Mr.Vittal Hegde, Kilenje. He was the founder of the school and under his leadership the school grew rapidly.

The year from 1950 to 1985 can be called as the Golden Time of this school. In this period the school witnessed some of the best teachers and students. At that time Bhairanje school was the only noted school and children from all the neighboring places preferred this school. Students were from places like Athrady, Parkala, Ontibettu, Kajarguttu, Nayarguttu, Paddama, Mutturu, Pernankila, Hirebettu, Patla, Vaktebettu, Devasbail, Kodi, Tatturu, Laate etc.

After the advent of English Medium schools in the nearby places, the number of students joining our school gradually reduced.The management also did not take any measure to tackle this problem. There was lot of pressure put by local people on the Management to continue the school, but the Management failed miserably and the people couldn't do much about it. Hence after few years the school had to be closed and now it is like a haunted place where nobody visits and nobody cares.

Bhairanje School which was the "Heart of Bhairanje" for more than  50 years is on the verge of collapsing. If this continues it will definitely won't last for not more than 1 year.I have uploaded some of the pics to show the present condition of the school.

The school name is already worn out

School Well which provided drinking water for years

School Toilet 

Faculty and Office room of the School

1st Std class room, now used as a dumping place

Dr.T.M.A Pai had inaugurated the new building on Silver Jubli celebration in 1977

Water tank which is now just a cement monument

The view of the school is really heartbreaking.The walls are breaking .The ceiling is about to fall. Bushes have grown inside the school. Bats and other birds have made it as their home.As a whole the school is in a pathetic condition.The only way to save this is by renovating it as early as possible and atleast keep it as a place to conduct various social activities.