Echoes Cafe India has launched its 15 th outlet now in Rohini,
Delhi. This café represents a significant milestone of Echoes Hospitality LLP mission to create socially
inclusive spaces empowering Deaf, mute, and specially-abled Persons with Disabilities (PWD)
through sustainable employment opportunities. The newly launched Rohini branch has employed 19
deaf and mute staff members, further strengthening the brand’s commitment to inclusive hospitality
and accessibility-driven employment. The occasion marked a powerful collaboration Dhani
Foundation and Echoes working towards creating equal employment opportunities for the deaf and
mute community.
The distinguished guests commended Mr. Prateek Shokeen, Partner of Echoes and Founder of the
Dhani Foundation along with Mr. Anuj Bahal, the Managing Director of Echoes, for their vision of
creating employment opportunities in a world where communication barriers and limitations do not
exist. Echoes is known for its silent-service hospitality model, and is championing a new approach to
Indian restaurants and cafés.
“Through this collaboration between Dhani Foundation and Echoes, we aim to create a meaningful
movement focused on empowering specially-abled individuals with dignity, opportunity, and
inclusion. Our vision is to build initiatives that not only benefit the community at large, but also
encourage awareness, accessibility, and long-term social impact by creating spaces where every
individual feels valued and heard.” said Mr. Prateek Shokeen, Partner of Echoes and Founder of
Dhani Foundation
The launch event was attended by Mr. Devender Yadav, Mr. Nitin Ahlawat, Mr. Ronak Khatri along
with several bureaucrats and dignitaries, who congratulated Echoes and Dhani Foundation on the
opening of the new Rohini outlet. The new branch in Rohini marks another step in Delhi’s growing
movement towards accessibility, equal opportunity, and socially conscious entrepreneurship.
About Dhani Foundation
Dhani Foundation Founded in 2010 is an inclusive non-profit organisation, a Chhawla village based
NGO dedicated to creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for deaf and mute individuals from
India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Through strategic collaborations with brands such as Echoes,
Starbucks, Lemon Tree Hotels, and other hospitality establishments, the foundation has consistently
worked towards ensuring dignified employment and social inclusion for specially-abled communities
About Echoes
Echoes Cafe India is a socially inclusive café chain known for empowering hearing and speech-
impaired individuals through meaningful employment opportunities. Founded in 2015, Echoes
combines hospitality with purpose, creating unique dining experiences that promote accessibility,
dignity, and community inclusion across its outlets in India.











