Sri Ganesh Industries

If you come down to No. 26 4th Cross on Magadi Road, you’ll find us at Sri Ganesh Industries. It’s a gritty part of town, and we fit right in. The shop floor is always covered in metal shavings and the smell of oil. We’ve been at this spot for a long time, and the building shows its age, but everything still works like it should. We don’t spend money on fancy signs or painting the walls every year. Most of our day is spent at the benches, working on parts and making sure the dimensions are right. It’s loud, and you have to raise your voice if you want to be heard over the drills. Magadi Road is always packed with traffic, so the dust is a constant battle. We keep the big doors open for the breeze, even if it brings in the noise from the street. The guys here have been working together for years, so we don’t need to say much to get the job done. We have our lunch under the shade of the small tree near the entrance. It’s a practical place for practical work. No one is wearing a tie here. We just put on our overalls and get to it. When the power goes out, which happens sometimes, we just sit on the stoop and wait for it to come back. It’s just part of the daily grind.