Cornelius Davar

Cornelius Davar is located on the third floor of an old building in Mumbai. We are in Room No 2. It’s one of those classic Mumbai spaces where you have to climb a few flights of narrow stairs to reach us. There is no elevator, so we all get a bit of a workout every day. The room isn't very large. We have managed to fit three desks and a small table for the printer. From the window, you can see the tops of other buildings and hear the constant hum of the city traffic down below. It’s a busy atmosphere, but inside the room, it stays relatively focused. The walls have some patches where the paint is peeling, but we don't mind much. We have a small cupboard where we keep all the files and a few spare parts. We don't have any staff to answer phones or greet people. If the door is open, you just walk in and talk to whoever is sitting there. We drink tea from the vendor downstairs who brings it up in a wire carrier. The light in the room is okay during the day, but we have some bright tubes for when it gets dark. It is a very basic way to work in a city as big as this. We just keep our heads down and focus on the daily chores without any fuss.