Tikarani Shailja Katoch's Happy Hours Public School in India - in pictures

  • Children at Happy Hours Public School in Dharamshala, India. All photos: Tikarani Shailja Katoch
    Children at Happy Hours Public School in Dharamshala, India. All photos: Tikarani Shailja Katoch
  • Two boys enjoy break time at the school, which caters for children from nursery age to 10th grade
    Two boys enjoy break time at the school, which caters for children from nursery age to 10th grade
  • The public school is in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
    The public school is in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
  • Tikarani Shailja Katoch founded non-profit Ambika Educational Society under whose auspices Happy Hours was launched in 2000
    Tikarani Shailja Katoch founded non-profit Ambika Educational Society under whose auspices Happy Hours was launched in 2000
  • 'Our initiative has helped many poor local families who couldn’t afford good education for their kids,' says Katoch
    'Our initiative has helped many poor local families who couldn’t afford good education for their kids,' says Katoch
  • Children at Happy Hours learn seven subjects including Yog Sanskrit, which teaches them about Indian art and culture.
    Children at Happy Hours learn seven subjects including Yog Sanskrit, which teaches them about Indian art and culture.
  • There are more than 350 boys and girls at the school, with 17 classrooms in the three-storey building
    There are more than 350 boys and girls at the school, with 17 classrooms in the three-storey building
  • 'We aim for the all-round development of our students and don’t just focus on academics,' says teacher Babita Kumari
    'We aim for the all-round development of our students and don’t just focus on academics,' says teacher Babita Kumari