B D Nishad Foundation

Our base is over at B42 in Bhagat Singh Colony, which is right in the middle of Bhiwadi. If you’ve ever been to this part of the Alwar district, you know it’s a place where people work hard. The foundation operates out of a standard residential building that we converted into an office space. It’s nothing out of the ordinary, just a place with four walls and a roof where we can organize our local projects. Bhiwadi can be quite dusty and loud because of all the industry around, but once you step inside our gate, it gets a bit calmer. We spend a lot of time on the phone or sitting at the computer, trying to make sure the logistics for our programs are sorted out. We don’t have a receptionist or anything like that, so if you knock, one of us will just get up and open the door. The furniture is practical, mostly just stuff we picked up when we first moved in. We know the other people on the block, and we try not to make too much noise. Sometimes we have a lot of visitors and the small hallway gets a bit cramped, but we make it work. It’s an honest way to spend the day, even if the paperwork feels endless sometimes. We’ve got a big map of the district on the wall to help us keep track of where we need to be.