Kilburn Chemicals Ltd.

Our office is up on the 15th and 16th floors of the Shantiniketan building at 8 Camac Street. It’s right in the heart of Kolkata, so the traffic outside is always a bit of a nightmare. Being up this high means we get a decent view of the city, but we’re usually too busy with paperwork to look out the window much. We handle the administrative side of the chemical business from here. It’s a different world from the actual plants. We have people coming in and out all day—suppliers, bank folks, and the occasional courier. The elevators in this building can be quite slow, so we often spend time waiting around in the lobby. Inside, it’s mostly desks, filing cabinets, and a lot of computers. We’ve been at this location for years, and the walls are covered with old calendars and maps. It isn't a modern, open-plan tech office. It feels like a proper old-school business place. We have a small pantry where someone is always making coffee or tea. Sometimes the internet goes down, and everyone gets a bit stressed out until it’s back. Our staff is a mix of people who’ve been here since the beginning and some younger ones who are still learning the ropes. We don't do much in the way of fancy presentations. We just focus on the logistics and the numbers. It's a busy, sometimes hectic office life, but we’ve grown used to the rhythm of Camac Street.