Autokraft

Our workshop is tucked away in the Ric Behala Industrial Estate, specifically at F1/Gb on Upen Bramhachari Road in Parnasri Palli. It’s an industrial area, so it’s always got that smell of oil and metal around. We have been working out of this space for a while, dealing with all sorts of mechanical stuff that comes our way. The floor usually has some grease marks, and there are tools hanging on the walls or sitting in chests. It is a loud place because of the other units nearby, but we are used to the noise. We spend most of the day under hoods or looking at engines. It isn't a place where you’ll find plush chairs or a waiting lounge. Most customers just drop their cars off and head back to work or wait out on the street for a bit. We try to keep things organized, but when you have five cars in for different jobs, it gets a bit chaotic. Parnasri Palli is a busy part of Kolkata, and getting in and out of the industrial estate can be a bit of a squeeze sometimes. We just focus on the work at hand. If a part is stuck or a bolt won't move, we just keep at it until it does. That’s the daily routine here. We open up, get our hands dirty, and keep going until the lights go off in the evening.