Coconut Development Board

Our office for the Coconut Development Board is over on 2nd Main Road in the Maruthi Extension part of Bangalore. It’s a fairly quiet area compared to the main city center, especially being near Devaiah Park. We spend our days talking about coconuts, farmers, and whatever else comes up in the industry. The building is a simple one at 40/2, and there’s usually a few motorbikes parked out front. Bangalore weather is usually nice, so we keep the windows open to let in the breeze from the park. We have plenty of maps and charts on the walls about coconut growing regions, and the desks are usually piled high with reports and local agricultural news. It’s not a high-pressure corporate environment, it’s more of a steady place where people come to get information or sort out their paperwork. Sometimes we have visitors from out of town who get a bit lost looking for Maruthi Extension, but they eventually find us. We don’t have a big fancy lobby or a receptionist in a suit. Most of the time, you’ll just find us drinking coffee and going through the latest files. The trees around the park make it feel a bit more peaceful than the rest of the city. We’ve been at this Bangalore address for a long time, and the neighbors are all used to seeing us coming and going with our files. It’s just how we operate.