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Elevator Politics: The Privilege of Vertical Mobility

By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam If patience is truly a virtue, then every employee in my office building — the venerable STC building (officially known as the Jawahar Vyapar Bhavan) on Janpath, New…

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Published August 6, 2025 · 5 min read
elevator politics: the privile

By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam

If patience is truly a virtue, then every employee in my office building — the venerable STC building (officially known as the Jawahar Vyapar Bhavan) on Janpath, New Delhi — should be eligible for sainthood. It is not because we have suddenly become paragons of meditation and self-restraint. It is due to the interminable, soul-testing, career-shortening wait for the elevator.

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