Ram Chandra Gupta

Being at 26 Tis Hazari means being in the middle of everything. It is a place where there is always someone moving, someone talking, or someone carrying a stack of files. My space here is not very big, but it has everything I need to get through the day. I have been here for a long time, and I have seen the neighborhood change quite a bit. The walls are lined with folders and documents that tell a thousand different stories. It is a lot of paperwork, honestly. Some days I feel like I am drowning in it, but then I just take a sip of tea and start on the next page. It is quiet in the early mornings before the real rush starts. That is when I get my best thinking done. By midday, the hallway outside is loud with the sounds of people's footsteps and muffled conversations. I don't have a big team or a fancy title that I show off. It is just me, Ram Chandra Gupta, working out of this small office. People know where to find me when they have something that needs looking at. I keep a calendar on the wall that is mostly scribbles and dates circled in red ink. It isn't a glamorous life, but it is steady. I like the routine of coming to Tis Hazari, seeing the same familiar faces, and finishing the work that is sitting on my desk.