Dilshad Engineering Works

We've been here at Anand Parbat for a good while now. Our shop is right on Gali No 30, pretty close to where the railway lines run. You can hear the trains passing by all day while we're working. It’s a busy spot. Most mornings we start early when the air is still a bit cool before the machines heat things up. My father started this place and I just kept it going. We do a lot of metal work and fixing parts that people bring in. It's dusty and loud but it's what we know. Sometimes the power goes out and we just sit outside by the tracks and wait for it to come back. We have a few old lathes and some newer tools too. People from the neighborhood know where to find us if they need something welded or cut to size. It’s not a fancy office. We have grease on our hands and metal shavings on the floor by noon. We just try to get the jobs done so people can get back to their own work. The tea stall nearby brings us chai twice a day and that’s usually when we take a break. It’s just how it is here. Nothing too complicated, just a small engineering shop trying to keep up with the orders that come through the door. We don't have a website or anything like that, just the shop here by the line at number 41. We mostly deal with iron and steel, and the noise is just part of the day. It gets very hot in the afternoons but we stay until the light goes.