Purnashram Foundation

Our office is up on the 3rd floor, Room 320, at 7/1A Grant Lane. It's right in the middle of Kolkata, so it gets pretty loud outside. You have to climb some stairs to get to us. The building is old and has that specific smell of old paper and dust. We don't mind it much. It’s just a workspace for our foundation. We spend most of our time organizing things and talking to people who come by. It’s not a fancy setup. We have some old desks and a few filing cabinets that have seen better days. The light in the hallway is always a bit dim. We’ve been here for a while now. It’s a busy part of the city, so there is always something going on downstairs. We try to keep things simple and honest. No one here wears a suit unless they have to. We are just regular people trying to do something good. Sometimes the rain leaks a little near the window, but we just put a bucket there. It’s a practical place for practical work. We don't have a big budget for decorations. We just focus on the tasks at hand. People find us because they know we are here to help. It's a bit cramped, but it works for us. That is just how life is on Grant Lane most of the year.