Karuna Evam Shanti Vahini Foundation

Karuna Evam Shanti Vahini Foundation is tucked away in Florida Apartment, which is on Mount Mary Road. It’s a pretty well-known part of Bandra West, so we get a lot of people passing by on their way up the hill. Our place is 12/A. It’s an old-school apartment vibe, nothing like those new glass towers you see popping up everywhere else in Mumbai. We like the salt air from the sea and the fact that the neighborhood has so much history. The office is really just a few rooms filled with books and files. We don’t have a fancy lobby or anything like that. When you come in, you’re likely to see someone drinking tea or hear the sound of a fan humming in the corner. We spend our days mostly reading through things and planning out the next week. It’s a quiet spot for the most part, though Bandra can get noisy during the festivals and holidays. We don’t have a big staff, just a few of us who have been around for a while. We aren't into the whole corporate culture thing with its meetings and buzzwords. We just show up, do the work, and go home. Sometimes we stay late when there's a lot to catch up on, but we try to keep a normal schedule. It’s an honest way to spend the day, and being in Bandra makes the commute interesting at least. We’ve been at this address for a bit and it suits us.