I have finally understood ( and accepted) why we need to have a clearer map to give directions to people who plan to visit our Noida Office. During the last review when I commited to having a map of the office posted on the website I hadn’t anticipated that it would actually be tough.
I decided to take a short cut and copy the map using Google Earth….well what do you know , I am now officialy lost ( and I have lived here for over 5 years!!).
So let me attempt doing it the old fashioned way and describe some land marks.
The address is One97, B121 , Sector 5 , Noida, India
Option A – Coming to Noida Using the DND Express Way
Option B- Coming to Noida Via Mayur Vihar
Option C – Coming to Noida Using the Kalindi Kunj / Greater Noida route
And if all of these fail to help…here’s the most tried and tested route…ask for directions to the Indian Oil buidling and drive down on the road, with the Indian Oil building on your left…keep driving for about 1.5 km ( not measured…just an estimate) and you will see One97 building to your right!!!
You’ve been hearing the buzz. There is talk that we are finally moving to the new One97 building. The excitement is palpable. You can almost feel the gush of adrenalin. It’s not just a rumor anymore. It’s as real as bricks and mortar. The sweet smell of high-octane benzene emanating from the freshly-painted walls. Oh, to touch the freshly-mown lawn, the neatly-trimmed hedges, the dew-spangled grass! Sorry if I’m getting carried away with this but the rumors are nigh. It’s no longer about speculation. It’s official!! We are moving to the new building. After weeks and months of people stopping me in the corridor, grabbing me by the collar and demanding to know, “Are we shifting?”, I can honestly, proudly, and irrevocably say that it’s official. Actually, it’s not really as official as you might think. But the sheer anticipation that it will be official caused me to get busy on google sketchup and do this quick “artist’s impression of what the new one97 office might look like”. Mind you, I have never seen the One97 Office. Not even a photograph really. The only thing I’ve been told is that there will be 4+1 floors. So, let me add my disclaimer here right off the bat. This is purely an artist’s rendition and liable to be way off the mark. Also, please don’t ask me for a 3D virtual-reality walkthrough. There’s not enough benzene in this world that will cause me to create one.
Front view -
Isometric view -
Notice the purple-colored pentunias in the garden? That’s my special touch. This sketchup can also be found on google earth because I geo-referenced to the new office address. Voila!!
Fresh paint on the walls, bright lights , big windows, wooden floors, private offices, lots of parking and many interesting stories to tell….
Servers are humming, and the new coffee machine has already been christened. We’re home!!!!! “A brand new office, a different building,” gushes the development team.
Thanks to the efforts of the admin team who had been running around pillar to post, we have a swanky new office at Hemkunt Chambers – furnished and occupied. Gods gave their approval with a few showers of rain – perhaps in response to the puja?? What could be more auspicious?
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