Top Drawer

In the meantime, her present office has all the essentials that a publisher needs. Her drawers are full of coloured markers, scales and a lupe throughwhich she can look at transparencies. quot;I also keep some personal stuff like my cheque book in my top drawer. But a lot of my belongings are kept in a cabinet.quot; The cabinet is placed over her bookshelf which is full of coffee-table books published by her like Bombay: Cities Within and some not. quot;I like to keep up to date with what is happening in the world of publishing.quot;

But there are two things missing from her office a layout table and a computer. quot;You need a huge space for a layout table. It is essential to cut proofs and do art work.quot; Which is why Padmini hopes to move into a bigger cabin very soon. And for the computer that is at home.

quot;Actually, that normally sits on my desk but I have been working from home quite a bit of late. Since this a corporate office it shuts at 6.00 pm so I often have to take work home.quot;