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We decided to name it "MindTree House 1" and approached old friend and architect Prem Chandavarkar of Chandavarkar & Thacker Architects to design the interiors. We gave him the theme of Imagination, Action and Joy - our DNA - to be depicted in the design and execution of the interiors.
In the final stages, we decided that while Imagination and Action were adequately reflected in the décor, the place lacked Joy. So, Prem roped in Sujata Keshavan, the Yale educated founder and designer of Ray+Keshavan - a design house from Bangalore. We requested her to use the art of children with cerebral palsy and by blending it with digital design, she created an unusual work place. The result was magical.

Interiors of MindTree House 3

The friendship with Prem and Sujata endured through the years and we worked together in creating two more facilities in Bangalore. When The New York Times wrote a cover story on MindTree, their photograph showed the brilliant interiors created with the work of differently able children in all its glory and quite aptly, the headline read "A Different Kind of Company". Business India Magazine judged MindTree facilities as one of the best in the industry. We built them with great affection but at prices that were significantly lower than market costs. These facilities ran like clock work, thanks to a man named Abraham Moses.

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Subroto Bagchi is co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for MindTree Consulting (P) Ltd. The "Making of the MindTree" is told in the first person by Subroto Bagchi. In condensed form, it was published by Business World, filmed by InfiniTV, and aired on CNBC, IT Hour. Websites: www.mindtree.com & www.mindtree.com/subrotobagchi