About Ananda Living
India's Dignity-First Active Ageing Community
Ananda Living is a resident-first Active Ageing community built around dignity, independence, connection, purpose, and wellbeing — not an old-age home, retirement real estate project, or care facility.
Why we exist
Building a More Meaningful Future for Ageing in India
India is changing. People are living longer, families are evolving, and a new generation of older adults is looking for ways to continue living with independence, connection, and purpose.
Ananda Living Foundation was created to help build a new model of Active Ageing — one that recognises growing older not as a withdrawal from life, but as an opportunity for continued growth, contribution, and belonging.
Our story
How Ananda Living began
Over decades of working with technology, systems, and large organisations, the founder experienced how thoughtful design, strong communities, and enabling systems can transform people's experiences.
This led to a deeper question:
How can India create communities where people do not wait for dependency before seeking connection, belonging, and support?
This question became the foundation of Ananda Living.
Our belief
What guides Ananda Living
These convictions shape how we design community life and steward the institution.
Ageing is a journey, not a limitation.
Growing older can be a chapter of continued growth, contribution, and belonging — not a withdrawal from life.
Independence and community can coexist.
Private autonomy and shared connection belong together in a well-designed Active Ageing community.
Experience gained over a lifetime has value.
Wisdom, skill, and lived experience strengthen community life and should be recognised and welcomed.
Technology should empower human connection.
Systems and tools serve people — making daily life easier while deepening relationships, not replacing them.
Every generation deserves environments designed around its needs.
Spaces, programmes, and services should be shaped for how people actually live, move, learn, and connect.
Our approach
How we build the community
Five pillars keep every decision resident-centred and institutionally responsible.
Resident First
Every decision begins with resident experience.
Dignity First
Respect, autonomy, and choice guide the community.
Active Ageing by Design
The environment encourages movement, learning, connection, and purpose.
Responsible Innovation
Technology serves people, not the other way around.
Long-Term Institution Building
Ananda Living focuses on sustainable impact, not short-term solutions.
Our commitment
How we hold ourselves accountable
- Transparent governance
- Responsible operations
- Evidence-informed approach
- Respect for resident choice
- Continuous improvement
Governance & transparency
A Section 8 not-for-profit institution
Ananda Living Foundation is a Section 8 not-for-profit organisation committed to responsible stewardship, transparency, and long-term institutional impact.
We publish only verified institutional information. We do not invent board details, approvals, or partnerships that have not been authorised for public release.
Founder story
Who is building this institution
An institution builder with over two decades of enterprise technology leadership, bringing experience in governance, operational excellence, systems thinking, stakeholder collaboration, and technology-enabled transformation.
The founder is positioned as an institution builder — not primarily as an IT executive, and not as a construction or real estate developer. Professional experience includes enterprise technology leadership and workplace transformation, applied here to long-term community and institutional design.
Professional Experience
- Leadership experience across global technology organizations.
- Led enterprise-scale technology, workplace, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Collaborated with Real Estate & Facilities teams on campus modernization and workplace transformation programs.
- Extensive experience in governance, strategic planning, and operational leadership.
- Built expertise in delivering complex cross-functional initiatives across global organizations.
This background informs governance discipline and systems thinking for Ananda Living. It does not claim construction management, real estate development ownership, or facility construction responsibility.
Read more on the Founder pageJoin the Journey
Building a new approach to ageing requires communities, partners, supporters, and people who believe that the years ahead can be some of the most meaningful.