About

Asking for help shouldn't feel harder than the feeling itself.

Saantvana — the word means comfort — exists to make emotional support, psychological guidance, and professional assistance accessible, affordable, and trustworthy. A circle of care, built with human empathy and responsible technology.

What we believe

Privacy first

Your words belong to you. End-to-end principles, encryption at rest, and row-level access control on every record.

Dignity always

No diagnoses. No labels. No upsells in your darkest moment. We listen the way you wish someone would.

Plurality

Multiple Indian languages, multiple ways of feeling. Care that meets you in your mother tongue.

Care, not content

We're not optimised for time-on-app. We're optimised for the moment you feel a little lighter.

What we're not

Saantvana is not a replacement for therapy. Our AI companion is trained to listen and reflect, but a licensed professional can do things software simply cannot.

Saantvana is not an emergency service. If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, please call a crisis helpline now — we list them on our Safety page.

Saantvana is not a data product. We don't sell your words, your moods, or your patterns. Ever.

The person behind it

Founder

Saantvana was founded with a simple belief: technology should shrink the distance between wanting help and getting it.

Francis Thaliyacherry

Founder & Consultant

Qualifications: MBA, MA Psychology
Experience: 18+ Years of Professional Experience
Languages: English · Malayalam · Hindi · Tamil

Francis Thaliyacherry is the Founder & Consultant of Saantvana and Fogs Consultants. With more than 18 years of professional experience, he combines expertise in psychology, human resources, employee lifecycle management, recruitment, career guidance, compliance support, and AI-enabled service delivery. His vision is to make emotional support, psychological guidance, and professional assistance accessible, affordable, and trustworthy through a combination of human empathy and technology. Through Saantvana, he aims to create a safe, confidential, and supportive environment where individuals can seek guidance, emotional wellness support, and professional counselling resources without stigma.

Areas of expertise

Psychological Support & Emotional Wellbeing
Career Guidance & Professional Development
Human Resources Consultant
Employee Wellness Programs
AI-Enabled Support Systems
Workplace Wellbeing & Employee Relations

About Saantvana

Our mission

To provide accessible, confidential, and technology-enabled emotional support and psychological wellness services that empower individuals to navigate personal, professional, and emotional challenges with confidence.

Our vision

To become one of India's most trusted emotional wellness and psychological support platforms by combining professional expertise, ethical practices, and responsible AI technology.

Why trust Saantvana

Built on care, governed with rigour.

Privacy-First Approach
Verified Professionals & Consultants
DPDP-Compliant Data Practices
Secure Communication Channels
Human + AI Assisted Support
Backed by Fogs Consultants