Hemkunt Engineering Works

If you walk down Rammandir Road in Industrial Area Phase II, you’ll hear us before you see us. There is always some kind of machine running at Hemkunt Engineering Works. We are right at the 1st Cross, number 810. It’s a dusty place, full of metal scraps and the smell of oil. That’s just how engineering shops are. My father started this years ago, and we just kept going with it. We do a lot of small jobs for local factories. Sometimes it's a part that snapped off a bigger machine, and other times it's something completely custom that someone drew on a napkin. We have some old lathes that still run better than the new stuff. It’s hard work and your hands are never really clean, even after scrubbing. The floor is concrete and it’s usually covered in shavings by noon. We take a break when the heat gets too bad in the summer. There isn't much air conditioning in a place like this. We just keep the big doors open to let a breeze in. People come by with all sorts of mechanical problems. We don't talk much, we just get to work. It’s a busy neighborhood, everyone is trying to get things built or fixed. We’re just one part of that, and we’ve been at it so long we don't know any other way.