Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Working out of No. 2 Aikytan Flat on K N Mukherjee Road in Barrackpore is a bit different than the big main offices you might see elsewhere. This spot in Talpukur has its own rhythm. It's a flat, which makes it feel a bit more like a home than a giant factory, even though we are part of the larger aeronautics world. The walk from the station isn't too bad if the weather is nice, but during the rains, it’s a bit of a mess around the Po area. We handle a lot of the local coordination and administrative bits here. There are a few of us in the office, and we mostly spend our time on paperwork and making sure everything is moving along as it should. It’s a quiet corner of Kolkata 700123. Sometimes the electricity acts up, but we just carry on. We’ve been at this address for a while, and the neighbors know us as the airplane people, even though there aren't any actual planes in the flat. It’s just how things are. We try to stay organized, but with so many files and documents, it gets a bit cluttered sometimes. We don't have fancy coffee machines or anything, just a kettle and some biscuits. It works for us. We are just a small part of a much bigger machine, doing our bit right here on the ground in Barrackpore.