Ashrafia & Co

Ashrafia & Co is tucked into Asamani Plaza, near Cafe Good Luck on Aarey Road in Deccan Gymkhana. If you know the area, you know that Cafe Good Luck is a big landmark, so it’s easy to tell people where we are. Our spot is 1248/A. The plaza itself is usually buzzing with people going to different offices. We’ve been here for a while, just doing our daily work. It’s a lot of paperwork and phone calls, typical office stuff. We don’t have a fancy lobby or anything like that. It’s just a place where we get work done. Aarey Road can get pretty packed with traffic, so the noise from the street usually drifts in throughout the afternoon. We spend a lot of time at our desks. Sometimes we go down for a quick snack or a tea when we need a break. It’s a local business, nothing too big or corporate. We know the other shop owners in the building, and we usually say hello in the morning. The space is a bit cramped with all the files and equipment, but it works for us. We don't really have a story to tell; we just show up, handle the orders or the tasks for the day, and then lock up in the evening. It’s just a regular office life in a busy part of Pune. We have a small window but the view is just of more buildings and some trees.