M I Engineering

M I Engineering is located over in Rajab Ali Lane, right near Calcutta Hospital. It is a busy little spot in Kolkata 700 023. My father actually started things here and I just sort of took over when he got tired of the heat. The workshop floor is always a bit dusty because of the metal work, but that is just how things go. We have got some old lathes and a few newer machines sitting in the back room. Sometimes the power goes out in the afternoon and we all just sit on the stools and wait for it to come back while drinking tea from the stall next door. People come in with broken parts and ask if we can fix them instead of buying new ones. Usually we can. It gets loud when the grinders are running, so we have to shout to hear each other. I try to keep the tools organized but they always end up scattered by noon. The lane is narrow, so parking is a nightmare for anyone coming by car. Most folks just walk or take a rickshaw. The walls used to be blue but now they are mostly grey from the oil smoke. I spend a lot of time cleaning my hands with orange soap at the end of the day. There is a calendar from three years ago still hanging on the wall because nobody bothered to take it down. We just keep busy with the orders that come in. It is honest work and keeps the lights on at home. We do not have any big signs out front.