Bharti Sanskriti Suraksha Foundation

Bharti Sanskriti Suraksha Foundation is over in Andheri East, right off the Andheri Kurla Road. We're in Room Number 4 of Gaikwad Chawl in Ashok Nagar. It's a busy area because of the Marol Pipe Line and all the traffic going towards the airport or the highway. It gets pretty loud outside with the horns and the people, but inside the chawl, it’s a bit quieter. We've been operating out of this room for some time now. It’s a small space, but it’s enough for what we need to do. There's a lot of history in these streets. We see folks from all walks of life passing through Ashok Nagar every single day. We don't have a big sign or anything fancy, just a door and some friendly faces. Most people who come to see us are from the immediate area. We handle things as they come. Sometimes it’s busy and we’re all rushing around, and other times it’s quiet enough to sit and have a cup of chai while we plan the next week. We’re just regular people trying to do something decent. We don’t have any corporate backing or big sponsors. We just rely on the community and the people who live in the chawl and the surrounding buildings. It’s a simple way of working, but it feels right for us. Mumbai is a big city, but here in Marol, it feels like a small village sometimes.