Rajdeep Bhattacharya

I’m Rajdeep Bhattacharya and I’m based at 87/24 Akshay Kumar Mukherjee Road. This is in the Kolkata 90 area, which is a part of the city that still holds onto its old character. The building I work out of is quite old, with thick walls and those classic green shutters you see in North Kolkata. It’s a busy street, and there’s always someone shouting or a rickshaw bell ringing outside. My room is on the second floor, so I get a bit of a view of the rooftops around me. It’s a very lived-in space. There are stacks of folders on the floor and a shelf that’s slightly tilted because of the weight of all the old ledgers I keep. I don’t believe in throwing things away if they might be useful later. The commute here can be a bit of a nightmare if you’re using public transport, but I live close enough that I can just walk most days. I spend my afternoons drinking tea and going through my tasks one by one. I don’t have a fancy website or a marketing team. People usually find me through word of mouth or because they’ve lived in the neighborhood for years and know where I am. It’s a very direct way of doing things. I like the honesty of this kind of work, where you just show up and do what you’re supposed to do.