Panchvktra Foundation

Up here in Panchgani, things move a bit slower than they do down in the cities. Our foundation is based at Kushal Kunj, which is number 3 on Chesson Road. If you’ve visited the hill station, you probably know the road. It gets really crowded during the tourist seasons when everyone comes up to escape the heat, but for the rest of the year, it’s quite peaceful. We’ve been here for a while and the locals all know us. The office is simple, just a few rooms where we manage everything. We don’t have big budgets for interior design or fancy furniture. We mostly use what we have. Sometimes the fog rolls in so thick you can’t see the road from the window, and in the monsoon, the rain is just constant. But we stay open. We aren't some big national group with offices everywhere. We’re just here in Panchgani. Most of us grew up in these hills or have lived here long enough to call it home. We started this because we saw things that needed doing in the local area. It’s a small team, maybe just a handful of us on a good day. We handle everything ourselves, from the cleaning to the phone calls. It’s not a polished corporate life, but it suits us just fine. We like being able to walk to work and knowing our neighbors by name.