Sterlite Industries India Limited, Tuticorin.

Being over at 25 Jayaganapathy Apartments on East New Street is a bit different than your usual office. Even though our name mentions Tuticorin, we are actually based right here in Chidambaram. It’s an apartment building, so it feels a lot more like a home than a corporate site. We are on the first floor, and you can usually hear the neighbors going about their business or kids playing in the hallway. It’s a quiet enough street, but you get the temple crowds passing by during the big festivals. The office inside is pretty basic. We have some wooden desks that have been around for years and a small kitchen area where we make coffee. It’s not the kind of place where you wear a suit and tie every day. Most of us just wear whatever is comfortable for the weather. The fan in the corner makes a clicking sound that we’ve all just learned to ignore. Chidambaram is a small town, so we end up seeing the same faces every day, which is nice. We don’t have a big receptionist or fancy lobby. You just walk in and someone will probably look up from their ledger to say hello. It’s a bit cramped when we have a lot of files delivered, but we make do with the space we have. It’s just how things work here on East New Street. We aren't trying to impress anyone, just keeping the daily business moving.