Nilesh Rasiklal Sheth

Nilesh Rasiklal Sheth is the name we’ve got on the door here at 56 Masjid Bunder West. We are right on the ground floor of North Devi Street. If you’ve ever been to this part of Mumbai, you know how it is. The streets are always packed with trucks unloading goods and people pushing handcarts. It is loud and dusty most days, but it is where we work. Our office isn’t much to look at. We’ve got some old wooden desks and a lot of ledgers piled up. We have been in this spot for quite a long time now. The building shows its age, and the walls could probably use some work, but it suits us fine. Being on the ground floor makes it easy for folks to just walk in off the street. We don’t have a fancy reception or even an air conditioner that works properly all the time. Usually, we just keep the door open to get a bit of a breeze, even if it brings in the noise from the market. We mostly handle things for the local traders and people passing through. It is a lot of talking and writing things down. We drink a lot of tea to get through the afternoon slump. It is a simple life here in the middle of all the chaos. We just keep our heads down and get the day's tasks finished before the station gets too crowded for the commute back home. It's just a regular local business.