What it is
Structured conversations with experienced mentors: career, business, education, family and confidential personal matters.
FAQ
Questions people ask before their first conversation.
What Anubhav Setu is, what it is not, and how experience-based guidance actually works in practice.
Anubhav Setu is an experience-based guidance and mentoring network. Experienced adults — largely professionals aged 50 to 70 — hold structured, confidential conversations with people who need perspective, and refer regulated matters to qualified professionals on a Professional Panel.
Our method is the same in every conversation: Listen, Understand, Guide, Refer. If a question is not answered below, write to us and ask directly.
How it works
- Listen. You describe the situation in your own words — no forms full of jargon.
- Understand. A mentor who has lived something similar asks the questions that clarify the real decision.
- Guide. Options, trade-offs and what usually happens next, from decades of practice.
- Refer. Anything clinical, legal, financial or otherwise regulated goes to our Professional Panel.
In short
What it is not
Not therapy, not legal or financial advice, not a clinical or emergency service, and not a consultancy.
Who mentors
Interviewed, oriented professionals bound by a code of conduct and confidentiality.
Where it happens
Online by video or phone across India, and in person in selected cities and partner venues.
Confidentiality
Nothing shared without your consent; you may stay anonymous.
Referrals
Regulated matters go to qualified professionals on our panel, with your consent.
“Guide within your competence. Refer the moment a matter needs a qualified professional.”
Still unsure whether your situation fits? Send a two-line note. If we are the wrong place for it, we will say so and point you somewhere better.
Common questions
- Who are the mentors at Anubhav Setu?
- Experienced adults, largely professionals aged 50 to 70, from banking, industry, education, healthcare, public service and entrepreneurship. Each mentor is interviewed, oriented in our method and bound by a code of conduct and confidentiality.
- Is Anubhav Setu therapy or counselling?
- No. Anubhav Setu offers experience-based guidance, not clinical care. Mentors are not positioned as psychologists, doctors, lawyers or financial advisers. Clinical, legal, financial and other regulated matters are referred to qualified professionals on our Professional Panel.
- What does a conversation cost?
- Anubhav Setu is a social-impact initiative and mentors give their time voluntarily. Guidance conversations are offered without charge; institutional programs and workshops are arranged with partners separately.
- Is the conversation confidential?
- Yes. Every mentor commits in writing to confidentiality. You may share only a first name, and nothing is recorded, published or shared with anyone without your explicit consent.
- Can I choose my mentor?
- We match you with a mentor whose own experience sits closest to your situation and share their background beforehand. If the match does not feel right, tell us and we will arrange another.
- Do you offer conversations in Indian languages?
- Yes. Mentors are available in Hindi, English and several regional languages. Mention your preferred language when you write to us.
- Is this available outside India?
- Online mentoring is available wherever you can take a video or phone call. In-person sessions currently depend on mentor availability in your city.
- How do I become a mentor?
- Apply through the Become a Mentor page. We look for two decades or more of real working experience, an interview, orientation in the Listen–Understand–Guide–Refer method, and agreement to our code of conduct.
- What if I am in crisis?
- Anubhav Setu is not an emergency or clinical service. If you are in immediate danger or distress, please contact local emergency services or a licensed helpline right away.
Anubhav Setu is not a clinical or emergency service. Our mentors are experienced adults who share perspective within their competence; they are not positioned as psychologists, doctors, lawyers or financial advisers. Regulated matters are referred to qualified professionals on our panel.