Ar. Rajanikant Machhar

Rajanikant here. I have been running my practice out of Anandnagar in Bhavnagar for a good while now. Our office is right at Ganesh Krupa, just near the Slum Quarter. It is a busy little spot but it works for us. Most days you will find me at my desk surrounded by blueprints and rolls of tracing paper. It gets a bit dusty with all the wind we get here, but that is just part of living in Gujarat. I try to keep things simple. People come in with an idea for a house or a shop, and I do my best to put it on paper so the builders can actually make it. It is not always easy and sometimes the municipal paperwork takes forever, but we manage to get through it. My staff and I have been at this address for years. We know the neighbors and the local tea stall guy knows exactly how we like our morning chai. We don't have a fancy lobby or anything like that. It’s just a workspace where we get the job done. Sometimes it is loud outside because of the traffic, but once you step inside, we are all focused on the drawings. If you are looking for the place, just head toward the slum quarters and look for the Ganesh Krupa sign. We are usually here from ten till late evening, depending on how much work is piled up on the table.