Paresh Yagnik Associates

Our office is at 122 A/8 in the Thakurdwar area. This is an old part of the city, and the building reflects that. The stairs are a bit narrow and the ceilings are high. We’ve been here for a long time, and the place is full of character, or at least that’s how we describe the cracks in the walls. It’s a small operation. There are only a few of us here. We spend our time managing the accounts and files for the people who have been coming to us for years. It’s a very traditional setup. We have heavy wooden desks and those old-fashioned cupboards that lock with a big key. The neighborhood is loud, with bells from the nearby temples and the sound of scooters in the lanes. It’s a very local feel. We don't have a website or anything fancy; people usually just know where we are. We start our day with a bit of cleaning and then settle in with the mail. There’s a lot of manual entry and double-checking involved in our work. We take a long lunch break in the middle of the day because the heat in these old buildings can be quite heavy. Sometimes we just sit and talk about how the area has changed since we first opened our doors. It’s a quiet life, mostly, centered around this one room and the work that needs to be finished.