Anahat For Change Foundation

Being on D H Road in Behala means there is always a bus honking outside. Our office at number 222 is right in the middle of all that Kolkata chaos. Anahat For Change Foundation is basically just a few rooms filled with desks and a lot of posters. We spend a lot of time just coordinating things. It’s not some big corporate setup with a receptionist. Usually, whoever is closest to the door just opens it for people. We have a lot of meetings, though they aren’t very formal. We sit around with tea and try to plan out what needs to happen next week. The traffic makes it hard for people to get here sometimes, but we manage. We’ve been in this spot for a while now, so the locals know the name. We aren't trying to change the whole world overnight, just doing the bits we can from this corner of the city. The rain usually leaks a little near the window when it’s heavy, so we have to move the chairs around. It’s just us, working through the daily pile of things to do. We don't use big words or have complicated systems. If something needs doing, we just get together and figure out a way. It’s a lot of manual work and phone calls. That is pretty much our whole day here in Behala. We just keep going because it is what we know.