Madhav Limaye Associates

Our office is right there at number 577, situated between Budhwar Peth and Shukrawar Peth. If you know Pune, you know these areas are incredibly crowded and full of history. Madhav Limaye Associates is just a small team of us working out of an old building that has been here forever. The stairs are narrow and a bit steep, which is a workout every time we have to go down for tea or to meet someone at the gate. Inside, it is mostly piles of folders and old law books or account ledgers, depending on what we are focusing on that day. The windows look out onto the street, and we spend a fair amount of time just watching the bikes squeeze past each other in the lane. It is a very traditional setup, nothing like the modern glass buildings. We still use a lot of physical stamps and ink pads for our work. Sometimes the old ceiling fan wobbles a bit too much, so we keep it on the lowest setting so it doesn't fall. We don't have a fancy lobby or a machine that makes lattes. We just have a basic stove and some biscuits in a tin for our visitors. People stop by to drop off documents or just to ask for some quick advice on some paperwork they don't understand. The lighting isn't the best, especially when the clouds come over, but we have some desk lamps that do the trick for us. It is a bit cramped, but we manage.