Mission Arc

Our office, Mission Arc, is tucked away at 1 / 6, Gour Laha Street in Kolkata. If you know West Bengal, you know how busy these streets can get. Our space is not very large, but it serves us well enough for what we do every day. We have a few desks squeezed in, and there is always a stack of notebooks or files somewhere. The walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint, but we are usually too busy to worry about that. Outside, you can hear the sounds of the city, cars honking and people shouting, which is just part of the background music here. We don't use any fancy management techniques. We just talk to each other and get the tasks finished before the day ends. Sometimes the power goes out for a bit, so we just take a break and wait for it to come back on. It’s a very human way to work. We have a small kettle for making tea, and that’s pretty much the center of our social life in the office. People who visit us often comment on how lived-in the place feels. We aren't trying to look like a big corporation from a movie. We are just local folks working at Gour Laha Street. It can be a bit chaotic during the monsoon when the rain hits the windows hard, but we stay dry and keep moving through our to-do lists. It’s honest work in a real part of town.