Walk into a classroom at Juhu Gandhigram’s Mumbai Public School (MPS) and you’re sure to be thrown off by the brightly coloured walls. Is this really a municipal school?

Nagriksatta Ward 63 Association (NSWA) along with a group of Juhu residents took over the running of the school about five years ago. So while the infrastructure is provided by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), setting up the English medium school runs is the responsibility of a group of social activists keen on giving underprivileged children the advantage of good education.