Afsal Ashraf

My office is located in a building called Barkath, which is TC:15/1210(2) in the Jagathy area of Thiruvananthapuram. It’s part of the KLRA 33 residential association area and sits on Kukiliya Road. If you are looking for it, it’s right opposite the government school. Because of the school, the mornings and afternoons can be quite loud with kids and buses, but it gives the place a lot of energy. The office itself is quite personal. It’s not a big corporate floor with hundreds of people. It’s just a space where I and a few others sit and work on our projects. It has a bit of a homey feel to it, maybe because it’s in a residential pocket. There are books and papers everywhere, and the furniture is just basic stuff that gets the job done. We don't have any fancy mission statements or marketing people telling us what to say. We just handle the work as it comes in and try to stay organized, even if the desk gets messy by the end of the week. Jagathy is a nice part of Thiruvananthapuram to be based in, and being across from the school means we are always aware of the time. We usually take a break when the final bell rings and the street fills up. It’s a simple, honest way of working, and we don't try to make it seem like anything more than it is.