H K G N Engineering Workshop

Our workshop is in Village Asifnagar, which is near Karimnagar. The house number is 2-82/1. It’s a small place compared to the big factories in the city. H K G N Engineering Workshop is basically a large shed with a lot of heavy equipment inside. We have a welding machine that throws sparks across the room, so we have to be careful where we stand. The floor is concrete and has plenty of cracks in it from years of moving heavy parts around. In Karimnagar, the heat can be really something in May, so we start our work very early to beat the sun. We have a big gate that stays open all day to let the light in. Villagers often stop by with broken farm equipment or metal gates that need fixing. We don't have a computer system; we just write everything down in a big ledger that sits on a greasy table. There’s always a smell of burnt metal and machine oil in the air. It’s the kind of place where everyone is wearing old clothes that they don’t mind getting ruined. We have a small bench outside under a neem tree where we sit during our lunch break. It’s quiet in the village, except for our machines. We just do our work and go home when the light fades. It’s a simple life and a simple business. We have been here for years and the community knows us well.