Arthadharma Financial Literacy Foundation

Our office is at H No 13-1-28, inside the Elite Homes complex. We are right on NH 44, the Bangalore Road. It’s a very noisy location because of all the trucks and buses flying past toward the city. Arthadharma Financial Literacy Foundation is a small group of us who realized that most people around here do not really get how money works. We aren't bankers or anything like that, just people who want to explain things simply to those who need it. The room we work in is small and gets quite dusty from the highway. We spend a lot of time sitting around a big table, trying to make sense of forms and bank stuff for the neighbors. It’s not the most exciting work, but it’s needed. People come in looking a bit confused, and we just sit with them until things click. Elite Homes is a decent place, but we are mostly focused on what is happening at our desks. We have a kettle for making tea, which we do often. The traffic never really stops on the NH 44, so we have learned to talk quite loudly to be heard. We don't have any big corporate backing or anything like that. It’s just a grassroots effort. Some days are slow, and some days the office is packed with people asking questions. We just take it as it comes and keep the door open.