Barkha Singhal

I’m Barkha Singhal. Our place is located at C-3/226 in Sector 31, Noida. It’s tucked away a bit, so you have to look closely for the house number. We’ve been using this space for a while now. It’s not a big corporate office with glass walls or anything. It’s just a regular room where we get things done. We have some shelves filled with books and files, and a couple of tables that have seen better days. It’s comfortable though. We drink a lot of coffee while we work. The neighborhood is mostly families, so you hear kids playing outside in the afternoons. It makes the day go by a bit faster. We don't really have a staff, just a few people who help out when they can. We handle everything ourselves, from the cleaning to the actual work. It’s practical. We don't spend money on things we don't need. Most of our visitors are people who live nearby or found us through a friend. We try to be helpful when people ask questions. It’s not a high-pressure environment here. We just take things one day at a time. The power goes out once in a while, so we keep some candles and a torch handy. It’s just part of living and working in Noida. We like the independence of running our own small spot and doing things our own way without any corporate rules to follow.