Ankur Oil Charitable Foundation

Our office is over at 417/1-2 in Chokha Bazar, right in the Railway Pura part of Ahmedabad. If you have ever been to the market area near the station, you know it is always crowded and full of life. It’s noisy, a bit dusty, and there is always something moving, which is exactly the kind of place we like to be. We are connected to the Ankur Oil business, and this foundation is our way of giving something back to the local community that has supported us for years. We don’t have a shiny glass building or a receptionist sitting behind a marble desk. It’s just a regular, working-class office in the middle of a busy bazaar. We handle a lot of different requests from people in the neighborhood who might be going through a tough time. Sometimes the boy from the tea stall downstairs brings us snacks while we go through our daily paperwork. We don’t have a lot of strict rules about how things are done; we just try to be fair and listen to people. Ahmedabad-380001 is a historic area, and we have been part of the fabric here for a long time. People know us by our first names, and we know them. It isn't about being a big global charity; it’s just about being good neighbors in Chokha Bazar. We keep our records on a heavy wooden table that has been in the family forever. It is not a perfect setup, and the stairs are steep, but it’s home.