Vedasmriti Welfare Foundation

We are located in Pune, specifically in the Pathare area. Our office is in Parashar Society, flat number four. It’s a residential neighborhood, so it doesn’t feel like a workplace at all. You have to go through the main gate of the society and find our building at S.No.52/2B. We’ve set up the living room of the flat as the main area where we do our welfare work. There’s a kitchen where we make tea and a small balcony where we keep some plants. It’s a very relaxed environment. Sometimes the neighbors’ kids are playing outside, and you can hear them laughing through the window. We started Vedasmriti because we wanted to help out with local issues, and using a flat in a society seemed like the easiest way to stay close to the people. We don’t have a big sign outside, just a small nameplate. The furniture is a mix of things people donated or we brought from home. It’s a bit cluttered with books and papers, but we know where everything is. Pune is growing so fast, but Pathare still feels like a community where people look out for each other. We spend our mornings answering emails and the afternoons meeting with folks who need a bit of help. It’s not a corporate life, and we like it that way. We don't have fancy titles. We are just neighbors helping neighbors from a small flat. Sometimes we forget to buy milk for the tea, so someone has to run out to the shop.