Artham Micro Care Foundation

Artham Micro Care Foundation is tucked away in Lohia Vihar. We are at 631/168-D, which is actually part of Tapan Kumar Bose’s place. It’s deep in Indira Nagar, quite close to Section 8. It’s a residential neighborhood, so you hear children playing and the occasional vegetable seller calling out in the street. Our office is just a couple of rooms converted for work. We have a few computers and a lot of folders. Since it’s near a house, it feels very relaxed. We don't wear formal clothes or anything. Usually, it’s just jeans and a shirt. We spend a lot of time talking to people who come by with questions about what we do. We try to keep things simple. No one here likes those long, boring emails, so we just talk to each other across the room. The lighting is a bit dim in the back room, so we gather in the front where the sun comes in. We’ve got a small stove to make tea, which is pretty much the fuel for this whole foundation. Tapan is often around, and we just handle the day-to-day tasks as they come. It’s not a high-pressure environment, but we stay busy enough. We like being part of a real neighborhood instead of a cold office block. It makes the work feel more connected to people. We usually wrap things up by early evening and head out.