General Marketing Corpn.

Our office is at 32, Metcalfe Street in Kolkata. If you know this area, you know how narrow the lanes are and how the old buildings all lean into each other. We’ve been in this particular building for decades. The staircase is made of old wood and it creaks every time someone walks up. Inside, we have these heavy wooden desks and metal cupboards that have been here since the business started. We do general marketing and distribution, which mostly means a lot of paperwork and phone calls. We don't have computers for everything; we still use big ledger books for some of our records because it's just the way we've always done it. The ceiling fans are old and slow, but they help a bit when the humidity gets high. It’s a noisy street with all the handcarts and people shouting, but inside it feels like time has slowed down a bit. We have a lot of regular clients who have been dealing with us for twenty or thirty years. They come in, sit down, have a cup of tea, and we talk business. We don't have any fancy mission statements or corporate goals. We just try to get the orders right and keep the business running like it always has. It’s a bit dusty and cramped, but it’s our home.