Rakesh Sharma

I'm Rakesh Sharma and I run things from H.No-78 here in Bhikam Colony. Ballabgarh is a place that most people just pass through on their way to Faridabad or Delhi, but it’s home for us. The house itself is nothing fancy, just a regular brick building on a street that gets quite dusty when the wind picks up. Most days, I’m here from early morning until the sun goes down, just handling the work that comes in. It’s a quiet life for the most part, though the neighbors have kids who like to play cricket in the lane right outside my door. Sometimes I have to go out to the main market to get supplies or meet people, and that takes time because the traffic around here is getting worse every year. My family has been in this part of Haryana for a long time, so we know most of the people around here. You won't find a big sign outside or anything like that. It’s just me working from this room with the fan humming in the background. If the power goes out, which happens more than I’d like during the summer, everything just stops for a bit while we wait for the generator or for the electricity to come back on. It’s not a big corporate setup, just a local person trying to keep things moving. I like the routine of it all, even if some days are a bit slow.