Sachin Shilkar

Sachin Shilkar is based out of a row house in the Bhaktinagar area of Chembur. Specifically, we are in Nagesh Patil Wadi, which is a quiet little pocket compared to the main roads. One of the best ways to know you are close is when you see the Balmitra Vyayam Shala nearby. You can often hear the sounds of people exercising or the weights clanking from the gym while we are working. Living and working in a row house gives things a much more personal feel than a big office building. We know all the families on the street and the kids often play cricket right outside our door. It is a bit of a tight squeeze in the wadi sometimes if someone parks a car in the wrong spot, but everyone usually figures it out. The house itself is simple and we use part of it for our daily operations. Chembur has a lot of trees in this section, so it stays a bit cooler than the rest of town. We don't have a big staff or a fancy reception area. It is just Sachin and a couple of others handling the things that come in. We spend a lot of time on the phone or sitting at the main table getting through the lists of things to do. It is a very normal, local way of running things without any of the extra polish you see in the city.