Gangashri Bricks

Our business, Gangashri Bricks, is situated on Link Road, right opposite the Apollo City Centre. It’s a funny contrast because the city centre is all modern and shiny, and then you have our brick yard just across the way with all the red dust and stacks of materials. The traffic on Link Road is almost constant, so there is always a background noise of engines and horns. We’ve been here for a while, and we’ve seen the area change quite a bit as more buildings go up. Our day usually starts before the sun is fully up so we can get a head start on the heat. Moving bricks is heavy work, and it definitely keeps you in shape. We don’t have any fancy systems; we just keep track of things in a notebook and make sure the stacks don’t get too high or wobbly. It’s a simple operation. When the weather is good, we can get a lot done, but the rain always slows us down. The ground gets soft and it’s hard to move the heavy carts around. Most of our customers are locals who are building a wall or fixing up their houses. We just give them what they need and they go on their way. It’s not a glamorous job, but there is something satisfying about seeing a full yard at the start of the week and a nearly empty one by the end of it all.