Jyothi Yantras

We’ve been operating out of our spot at No. 171/4 on 10th Main Road in Srinagar for a while now. It’s a busy stretch of road, and sometimes finding a parking spot near the entrance is a real headache for us and anyone coming to see us. The building isn’t one of those new glass towers; it’s just a solid, older place that fits all our gear. Inside, you’ll find Jyothi Yantras is mostly filled with parts and machines. We spend a lot of our time looking at mechanical drawings and making sure the yantras are calibrated right. It’s not the cleanest work, so there’s usually a bit of grease on the rags and the floor. We have a couple of guys who have been here since the start, and we all just sort of know what needs to be done without talking too much about it. Around noon, the smell of food from the nearby houses starts drifting in, which is usually our signal to take a break. We don't have a big marketing department or anything fancy like that. We just answer the phone when it rings and try to get the work finished by the time the sun goes down. The sign outside is a bit faded from the sun, but people in the neighborhood know where we are. It’s just a regular day-to-day operation here in Srinagar, keeping things moving as best as we can.