Ragav Gaushala Foundation

Being on the second floor of J & K Block in Laxmi Nagar has its ups and downs. Ragav Gaushala Foundation is right here in the front side of the building, so we see everything happening on the street. It’s a busy part of New Delhi, and sometimes the noise from below gets right into the office. We spend a lot of our time dealing with the logistics of running a gaushala. Since we are in an office space and not out in the fields, there’s a lot of coordination involved. You wouldn't think a cow shelter foundation would spend so much time on the phone, but that’s how it goes. The stairs up to the second floor are a bit steep, so we’re all getting our exercise. The office itself is pretty basic. We have some files, a few chairs, and a small desk for whoever is handling the accounts that day. It gets a bit hot in the afternoons, but the balcony helps a little. We are just a few people who care about how these animals are treated. It isn't a big operation with a huge staff. It’s mostly just us trying to make sure the cows at our sites are fed and looked after. We’ve been in this spot for a bit, and the neighbors know us. Sometimes someone drops by to ask about what we do. We just explain it simply. We aren't doing this for any big recognition, just because it needs to be done.