A vacation to Ladakh’s Kargil district in 2004 turned into much more for Anuradha Prabhudesai, who came face-to-face with the adverse conditions that Indian soldiers live in at the border. Perturbed by what she saw, the ex-banker decided to take things in her hand and launched the Lakshya Foundation with her friend Vikram Joshi, who was part of the excursion that also included Prabhudesai’s husband Gurunath and Joshi’s wife Aparna. The Foundation organises various activities to create awareness about the sacrifices made by army men and the tough lives that they lead, positioned at the borders. Excerpts from an interview:

Participants of the Lakshya Foundation excursion