Hostel

The hostel provides accommodation for a maximum of 80 residents over a 3-storeyed structure. This facility is used to house HMI guests, students and scholars. It is also on offer to other NGOs and organisations to conduct residential workshops and retreats.

On the ground floor we have a common dining hall which can seat 40 people at a time, 11 double occupancy bedrooms and a single-bedroom suite.

The first floor has 11 bedrooms of double occupancy and 2 single bedroom suites along with a common kitchen facility for residents as well as a recreation hall.

Out of a total of 36 bedrooms, 12 rooms on the second floor are meant to accommodate workshop participants. A workshop hall for 40 people is housed on the same floor. This space is used for HMI's workshops at present. Other organisations are invited to use the premises on a hire basis, which serves as a means to raise resources to run the hostel.

Each floor has a common hot-water collection point from where residents may collect solar-heated water. All the bedrooms open out onto little lobby spaces (rather than corridors) created for the interaction of residents. The entire building is airy and cool during summer.