Gillander Arbuthnot & Co. Ltd.

Gillander Arbuthnot & Co. Ltd. 247/1, East Sinthee Bye Lane, 11 Pally, Kolkata. Finding us in East Sinthee can be a bit of a trick if you aren’t from around here. We are tucked away in 11 Pally, down that bye lane that gets pretty narrow when the delivery rickshaws are parked. The building has been here for a long time, and you can tell by the way the walls look and how the stairs creak a little. Inside, it’s mostly us sitting with stacks of ledgers and computers, trying to keep up with the daily flow of work. Kolkata weather doesn't make it easy in the summers, but we have our fans going and plenty of tea from the stall around the corner. We handle a lot of the logistical side of things for the company from this office. It’s not flashy at all, just a lot of shelves and people who have been working together for years. We know the local shopkeepers by name and usually see the same faces every morning when we walk in from the main road. Sometimes the power goes out or the rain floods the lane, but we just keep going. It’s a busy spot even if it feels hidden. We spend our days answering calls, checking shipments, and making sure the paperwork for the Kolkata operations is handled properly before the sun goes down and we all head back to our homes.