Byraveshwara Engineering Works

Nelamangala is where we have our shop. It is a bit out of the main city center, which suits us just fine because we need the room for the heavy welding and the metalwork. The building is basically a large shed with a high ceiling to keep the heat from building up too much during the summer. We spend our days surrounded by iron rods, welding masks, and heavy machinery that has seen better days but still runs perfectly. There is always a layer of iron dust on everything, no matter how much we clean. We handle a lot of the local repair work that comes in from the nearby farms or the trucks passing through the area. It’s not the kind of place where you wear your nice clothes. Most of us have burnt holes in our shirts from the sparks. We don't have a receptionist or a waiting room. If you come by, you just walk into the shop and find one of us under a machine or at the workbench. We usually have the radio playing in the background, though you can barely hear it over the grinding wheels. It is a straightforward business. We look at what is broken, tell you if we can fix it, and then get to work. That is how we have always done things here in Nelamangala. It is honest work that keeps us busy from morning until the sun goes down.