A doctor left the lights on.
Potnis Foundation backs people already doing the work in healthcare and education, and builds free public goods anyone can use. This is the longer version: where it came from, what we believe, and how we actually work.
The work began on weekends.
Dr Pramod Potnis spent decades bringing free medical care to villages across Maharashtra, starting with weekend camps in places like Chikli, Alibaug.
He believed care should reach people who could not afford it. That belief is the reason this foundation exists, and it is still the test we hold the work to. The foundation carries that belief from Mumbai and Dubai to wherever it is needed.
The practical version of it is simple. If care or learning is not reaching someone because of where they live or what they earn, that is our room.
In memory of Dr Pramod Potnis
The whole foundation fits in one sentence. This is it.
Everyone gets a fair shot at health and learning, no matter where they live.
We expand access to healthcare and education for people who are usually left out.
That is the test we apply to every rupee, every dirham and every hour. We work where access runs short, and we leave the tools behind so the work does not depend on us being in the room.
We release one free public good every year, and it stays free.
Item 01 is on the shelf now. Anyone can print it, use it, change it and pass it on. No login, no sign-up, no cost, ever.
Stewarded by two people, not a department.
Potnis Foundation is a family foundation, stewarded by Nameet Potnis and Radhika Mehta. It is based in Mumbai and Dubai and works globally.
Two stewards means decisions are quick and answerable to someone by name. It also means we take on less than we would like to, and we would rather say that out loud than let a message go cold.
There is a slot in the door.
Write to [email protected]. Tell us what you are working on and who it serves, and whether you want funding, a partner, or just the packs.
A steward replies, not a form.