Upkar Welfare Foundation

We’ve been here at 1 No. Chandigarh for a while now. It’s right on the Main Road in Ward 6, so we see everyone passing by on their way to the Madhyamgram Bazar post office. Being in North Parganas, things can get pretty busy, especially during the market hours when the traffic picks up. We started Upkar Welfare Foundation because we saw stuff that needed fixing in the neighborhood. It’s not a big fancy office or anything, just a spot where we try to do some good for the local folks around Kolkata. Sometimes it gets a bit noisy with the horns outside, but that’s just life on the main road. We know most of the shopkeepers around here and they know us. People stop in just to say hello or ask a question about something going on in the ward. It’s mostly just a few of us trying to keep things moving. We don't have some big polished speech about what we do. We just look at what’s in front of us and try to help out where it makes sense. If you’re walking down towards the bazaar, you’ll probably see our sign. The area has changed a lot over the years, more buildings going up and more people moving in, but the spirit of the place stays pretty much the same. We like being part of this community. It’s home for us, and that’s why we’re here doing this work every day. It's practical work for practical people.