N. M. Patel Engineering Ltd.

N. M. Patel Engineering Ltd. is situated right near the railway crossing at Chimodia Naka. It’s a very specific spot, and everyone in the area knows it because of the trains. Every time the gate goes down for a train to pass, the traffic piles up right outside our doors. We get used to the sound of the whistles and the tracks vibrating. In our workshop, we do various engineering tasks. We have some older lathes and some newer machines too. It’s a place where we solve mechanical problems. We don't have a polished showroom. Most of the space is taken up by parts, oil cans, and blueprints. Our clothes usually have a few oil stains on them by noon. We have a small tea stall nearby where we go for breaks. We talk about the projects we are working on and the news of the day. We aren't a big company with a lot of hierarchy. If something needs fixing, we just fix it. We don't wait for a meeting to decide things. The windows stay open most of the time, so we hear everything happening at the Chimodia Naka crossing. It can be noisy, but it’s home to us. We’ve been engineering things here for quite a while and we plan to stay. It’s just what we do.