Smifs Capital Markets Ltd.

The office is on the 4th floor of Vaibhav building at 4 Lee Road in Kolkata. It’s an older part of the city, and the building has that classic look you expect in this area. We’ve been here for a while, and the wooden desks have seen a lot of use. Kolkata weather can be tough, so the fans are always on full blast. From the windows, you can see the trees along Lee Road, which is actually quite nice when it rains. We deal with the markets, so things can get a bit tense when the numbers are moving fast. Everyone is staring at their monitors and typing away. It’s not a huge office, so you hear everything that’s going on. We share lunches from our tiffins and talk about the local news. The elevator in this building is one of those old ones, but it gets the job done eventually. Most of our work is just keeping track of everything and making sure the records are right. It’s a professional enough environment but without all the fake smiles. People here are straightforward. We come in, do our bit with the stocks and the capital stuff, and then head out. It’s a steady rhythm that hasn’t changed much over the years. We like the location because it’s central and easy for everyone to reach. Sometimes the street noise from below is quite something, but we just ignore it.