Computer Oprater

This is our little shop at 152 Hari Nagar Ashram in New Delhi. It’s right near the big intersection, so the noise from the horns never really stops. We call it Computer Oprater, and yes, we know it's spelled a bit funny but that’s how it is. It’s a small room packed with a couple of old desktop machines, a big printer that jams sometimes, and stacks of paper everywhere. We do a lot of typing for people who need documents filed or letters written up. Sometimes we help with internet stuff or printing out forms for the government offices. It’s not a high-tech hub. The chairs are mismatched and the walls could use a fresh coat of paint, but it works for us. People from the Ashram area come in with their USB drives or handwritten notes, and we sit there and type it all out. We have a small fan that wobbles when it’s on the high setting. It gets dusty because we keep the door open to let some air in from the street. We don’t have a website or anything fancy. We just open up in the morning, sit at the keyboards, and wait for the next person to walk in. It’s a simple way to make a living in a very busy part of Delhi. We stay until the last customer leaves in the evening.