Antara (or Antaragram) is a mental health institution located on the outskirts of Kolkata, India.
Antara was established in 1971 and got Registered in 1972 by a group of like minded psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.
Prior to the establishment of Antaragram, the group of founders including Dr. Satrujit Dasgupta, Maj. (Dr.) R B Davis, P M John, and Bro Andrew along with Mother Teresa and Mar Thoma Church, Calcutta operated an Outpatient Psychiatric Unit in 1971.
The next year, the group provided residential facilities to mentally ill patients.
Land was purchased in the outskirts of Kolkata to establish the larger Mental Health Hospital.