Prakalp Samskaram Research Foundation

We run Prakalp Samskaram Research Foundation out of Super Duplex-62 in the New Minal Residency. It’s located on J.K. Road, which is a fairly well-known area. Since it’s a duplex, the layout is a bit different from a standard office building. We use the lower floor for most of our daily activities and meetings. There’s a lot of research-related stuff scattered around—books, journals, and printouts that we haven't gotten around to filing yet. It feels more like a study or a home library than a place of business. We aren't interested in looking like a big corporation. Most of us wear casual clothes and we don’t have strict rules about where people sit. The neighborhood is mostly residential, so it stays relatively quiet, which helps when we need to focus on reading or writing reports. Sometimes the neighbor’s kids are playing outside, and you can hear them through the windows. We drink a lot of tea and spend hours debating different ideas. It’s a small team, and we all know each other well. We don't have any flashy brochures or a sales team. We just do our research and try to make sense of the data we collect. It’s a grounded way to work, and being in a residential residency keeps us connected to the community. We just take things one day at a time and see where the research leads us. The space is comfortable and that’s what matters to us.