L G Balakrishnan & Bros Limited

We’ve been here on Sathy Road in Pongalur for a long time now. Most people around here know where the building is. It’s not a fancy place, just where we do our work every day. L G Balakrishnan & Bros Limited has roots that go way back, and you can see it in how the walls look and how the old machines hum. We start early, usually before the sun gets too hot. There is always a lot of paperwork to deal with and schedules to keep up with. Sometimes the trucks coming in and out make a bit of a mess, but that’s just how things go. It gets noisy inside when everything is running, and we have to shout a bit to be heard. We don’t spend much time on fancy decorations or anything like that. We just focus on getting through the tasks at hand. Most of us have been working here for years, so we know each other’s habits well. We grab tea from the stall nearby when we get a break. The office is pretty basic, just desks and files piled up. We deal with whatever comes up, whether it’s a broken part or a late delivery. It’s a steady kind of life here in Pongalur. We don’t really try to impress anyone, we just want to make sure the work is done by the time we head home. It’s hard work, but it’s what we know.