M.N. Dastur &Co. Pvt. Ltd. , Kolkata

M.N. Dastur &Co. Pvt. Ltd. is located over in Shakuntala Park, specifically at H-2/141. It’s a bit of a residential area in Kolkata, so it feels a lot different than being in the middle of the central business district. The neighborhood is 700061, and we have been here long enough that the local shopkeepers and neighbors know our faces. Our office is tucked away, so it is a nice, calm place to focus on the engineering consulting work we do every day. We spend a lot of time on calculations and project management, and the atmosphere inside is pretty casual and relaxed. We aren't big on wearing suits every day unless a client is coming by for a meeting. Most days it’s just us drinking tea and staring at computer screens or stacks of blueprints. The walk to the main road is short, which is good when you need to grab a quick lunch or get a taxi home. We don't use a lot of corporate talk here; we just say things as they are. If a project is running late, we say so and we work harder to catch up. It is an honest way to run a business. We have a solid group of people working here who have been in the industry for years, so we really know the ropes. It’s just a regular office doing regular, hard work every single day without any unnecessary fluff or fancy words that nobody really understands anyway.