Balaji Leathery Tannery Industries Ltd.

We’ve been running the tannery here at House No. 2247 on Kalbhairav Road for quite a long time now. Gadhinglaj is a quiet place mostly, but inside our walls, it’s always moving. If you walk by, you’ll definitely notice the smell of raw hides and the chemicals we use for treating them. It is hard work, honestly. Most of the guys here have been with us for years, so they know exactly how to handle the skins without thinking too much about it. The machines are getting a bit old and they make a lot of noise throughout the day, but they still get the job done. We spend most of our mornings just unloading trucks and sorting through what came in. It’s a messy business, and your clothes usually end up stained by the end of the shift. We don’t really have a big office or anything like that. Just a small desk where we keep the logs and talk to the drivers. People in the neighborhood know us as the leather place on the corner. We don’t try to be anything we aren’t. It’s just about getting the leather ready and sent out to the next person who needs it. Sometimes the rain makes things difficult with the drying, but we manage. That’s just how it goes in this trade. You learn to work with what you have and keep the rhythm going every day.