Onyx India

We’ve been set up here on the third floor of the Akanksha Building for a while now. It’s right in Vile Parle East, which most people know is a pretty busy part of Mumbai. Being up on the third floor means we get a bit of a climb every morning, but it’s alright once you’re settled in. The N K K Nagar area is always moving, lots of traffic and people going about their day. It gets noisy outside, but that’s just how things are in this city. Inside the office, it’s mostly just us working through whatever needs doing that day. We don’t have any fancy lobby or anything like that, just a regular workspace where we get things done. Sometimes the lift acts up, so we take the stairs. It keeps us moving I guess. We see a lot of the same faces in the building, neighbors who have been here as long as we have. It’s not a flashy place, just a solid building where we can focus. People find us easily enough because the building is well-known around here. We try to keep things organized but sometimes papers pile up when it gets busy. That’s just part of the job. Most days involve a lot of phone calls and paperwork. We take our breaks when we can, maybe grab some tea from the stall downstairs. It’s a simple setup and it works for what we do every day. We don’t really have a big sign out front, just the one on the door so people know they’ve reached the right place. Most of our neighbors are also busy with their own offices, so the hallway usually has people rushing back and forth. We’ve grown fond of the view from the third floor, even if it’s just looking out at other buildings and the street below. It’s home for us during the work week.