The Hyatt Regency Delhi

This office is located at 14/5/2 Mackenzie Lane in Howrah, West Bengal. It might seem a bit odd to have a Hyatt Regency Delhi address way out here in 711101, but this is where we handle the snail mail and the paperwork that comes through. The building is one of those older ones you find in Howrah, with thick walls and narrow hallways. We spend most of our mornings sorting through envelopes and packages that arrive by the stack. It’s a quiet kind of work compared to the busy hotel lobby in the capital. There’s a specific smell of old paper and ink that hangs around the room. We have three big desks pushed together and a few filing cabinets that have seen better days. The postman, a guy named Rajesh, comes by every day around eleven, and we usually have a quick chat while he drops off the mail. Sometimes the rain in Bengal is so heavy it leaks a little near the window, so we have to move the files away. We don’t have any fancy decorations on the walls, just a calendar and some notes taped up. It’s mostly just us typing away and making sure the records are kept straight. It’s a steady pace of work. We take our lunch breaks together and talk about the local news. It’s not a glamorous job, but it’s what keeps the communication moving between here and Delhi.