Sri Raja Rajeshwari Industries

Down at D/No 175 in Prakash Nagar, near Shahu Chowk in Pune, you’ll find our place, Sri Raja Rajeshwari Industries. It’s a bit of a crowded area with a lot of other small businesses tucked away in the lanes. Our building isn't anything special to look at from the outside, just a regular industrial unit with heavy doors. Inside, it’s a different story with the hum of machinery running most of the day. We make various parts and components, and there is always a layer of metal shavings on the floor by noon. We don’t spend much on decorating the place because we’d rather have tools that work right. The guys here have been working together for a long time, so we don’t need to say much to get things done. We take our tea breaks together out by the main gate where we can see the traffic passing through Shahu Chowk. It’s a noisy, busy part of Pune, but we like being right in the center of things. Sometimes customers drop in to check on their orders, and we just show them what’s on the workbench. There’s no corporate talk here, just honest talk about how long a job will take and what materials we need to get it finished properly. We keep the machines oiled and the lights on until the work is done, usually finishing up as the streetlights come on in Prakash Nagar.