Iim Calcutta Endowment Management Foundation

We are tucked away inside the Indian Institute of Management campus in Joka. Being on Diamond Harbour Road means it’s quite a journey to get here if you’re coming from the main parts of the city. The campus itself is green and has a lot of trees, which is a nice change from the usual city concrete and smoke. Our office isn’t anything too special, just a functional space within the IIMC grounds where we manage the various bits and pieces that come our way. It is usually quite quiet here compared to the busy roads outside the campus gates. We spend our mornings checking through emails and looking over ledger entries. Sometimes we walk over to the canteen for a quick bite or some coffee when we have the time. The atmosphere is academic but we are more on the administrative side of things. There are usually stacks of papers on the desks that need sorting, and the printer often runs out of ink at the worst times. We don’t really go for the high-pressure corporate vibe you might expect. It’s more of a steady, rhythmic kind of work day for us. The humidity in Joka can be quite something during the summer months, so the air conditioner stays on most of the day if we can help it. We just focus on the task in front of us and try to keep things running as smoothly as possible without any unnecessary flashiness or complicated procedures.