Banwarilal Premlataa Poddar Foundation

The Banwarilal Premlataa Poddar Foundation is located at 114 on the first floor of Marine Chamber, right near the New Marine Lines area in Churchgate. This part of Mumbai is always moving fast, and being in Plot 43 means we are right in the thick of it. The building itself has that old, sturdy feel you find in this part of town. Our office isn't very large, and it definitely feels like an older space, but it serves us well. We named the foundation after family because those are the values we grew up with. Most days, we are just sitting at our desks handling letters and talking to people who come in from the street. It can get pretty humid and loud with the traffic outside, but we keep the fans going and just get on with it. We don't have a huge mission statement written on the wall; we just try to be helpful to the folks who reach out to us. Sometimes the floors are a bit dusty and the files are stacked a little too high, but that’s just how a working office looks. Being so close to the station means we get a lot of foot traffic. It’s a very grounded way to work. We aren't trying to change the whole world at once, just doing our bit from this small room in Churchgate. It’s a family-run kind of thing and that’s how we like it.