Calcutta Medical Research Institute

Our location is on Avoy Mukherjee Lane, specifically at 9/1A in the Belghoria area of Kolkata. It’s a narrow lane, like many around here, so you have to be careful if you’re driving a big car. Being a medical research place, things can get a bit serious, but inside the office, we try to keep things friendly. We have a lot of books and journals stacked up in the corners because we never seem to have enough shelf space. The building is an older one, so it has that specific Kolkata character with high ceilings and thick walls. We spend our days going through data, writing up findings, and talking to the doctors who come in and out. It’s a lot of reading and concentrating. Sometimes the noise from the main road drifts in, but mostly it’s just the sound of keyboards clicking. We’ve got a small area where we keep a kettle for tea, which is pretty much essential for everyone here. It isn't a flashy laboratory you see in movies; it’s a practical workspace where the actual work happens. The staff here has been around for years, so we’re more like a small family than just coworkers. We just do our bit for the medical community and try to keep the records as neat as possible. Sometimes the monsoon rain makes the lane outside a bit of a mess, but we just wear our boots and get on with it like everyone else in the neighborhood.