Maharishisandipani Foundation

You can find us at No 5 Lakshmi Nivas in the Dr Subbarayan Nagar area of Kodambakkam. This is an older part of Chennai where everyone knows their neighbors. Maharishisandipani Foundation is run out of this building. It’s not a shiny new skyscraper. It is just a regular house that we have converted into our workspace. The rooms are a bit small and we have a lot of books piled up in the corners. We like the atmosphere here because it’s calm. There is a big tree near the gate that gives us some shade during the hot afternoons. We usually start our work around nine in the morning. Someone always brings in snacks to share with the group. We don't have a formal dress code or anything like that. We just wear what is comfortable for the weather. Kodambakkam has a lot of traffic, but our street stays relatively quiet. We handle our administrative work and plan our activities from these desks. Sometimes the power goes out and we just sit and talk until it comes back on. It’s a very human way of working. We don't have a big marketing team or anything like that. We just focus on what needs to be done each day. The floors are stone and stay cool even in the summer. It’s a simple, honest place to spend our working hours. We've got a lot of history in these walls and shelves.