Antardhwani Foundation

Our foundation is located at C-6/50 in Sapna Colony, which is in the Rajajipuram area of Lucknow. Sapna Colony is a fairly quiet residential spot compared to the main markets of Lucknow. Our office is part of a regular house, so it has a very domestic feel to it. we have a small gate out front and a few steps leading up to the main door. Inside, we have set up several desks in the front rooms. The 226017 zip code area is mostly families living their daily lives. We see the milkman and the vegetable sellers go by every morning. Our work is mostly done on a few old laptops and we spend a lot of time on the phone. The rooms have high ceilings which helps with the heat during the Lucknow summers. We have a small kitchen area where we make coffee and sometimes heat up our tiffins. There is no big corporate branding here. We just have our name on a small plaque by the bell. It is a comfortable place to work and we have gotten to know the people living in the surrounding houses. Sometimes the neighborhood kids kick a ball into our small front yard. We just toss it back and get back to our folders and files. It’s a very normal way to run a foundation and we like the steady pace of the neighborhood.