Lakshmi Enggineering

Lakshmi Enggineering is our family business on Karukkupettai Main Road. We are at number 103, right in the Kanchipuram H.O. area. If you live around here, you’ve probably walked past us a hundred times. We do general engineering work, mostly fixing parts for local farmers and small businesses. The shop stays quite cool because of the high ceilings, which is a blessing in the summer. I learned the trade from my uncle right here on this floor. We have some heavy lathes and a welding station in the back. It’s usually me and two other guys working through the pile of repairs. We don't have a receptionist, so the phone just rings until one of us wipes our hands and picks it up. Life in Kanchipuram moves at its own pace, and we do the same. We don't promise things we can't do. If a machine is too far gone, we’ll tell you straight. The Karukkupettai Main Road gets busy during festival times, making it hard to get trucks in and out. But we’ve lived here forever, so we are used to it. Our tools are old but well-maintained. We just do honest work for a fair price. That is how it has been since we opened the doors years ago, and we plan to keep it that way for the foreseeable future. There is something satisfying about seeing a broken piece of iron come back to life.