Ramakrishna Metal Fabricators

You can find us at 53, Netaji Subhash Road. This is where Ramakrishna Metal Fabricators has been set up for a long time. It’s a busy road with a lot of people and vehicles passing by every minute. Our shop opens right onto the sidewalk basically. When you walk in, you’ll see the welding machines and the stacks of iron rods and sheets. There’s a distinct smell of burnt metal and ozone that hangs in the air. We don’t have much room for anything other than the work itself. The walls are stained with soot and the floor is scarred from all the heavy pieces we move around. It’s a noisy place, especially when the grinders are going. We usually have to shout a bit to be heard over the racket. Netaji Subhash Road is always full of energy, and we feel like a part of that. We see the same tea seller every morning and the same commuters every evening. Our setup is very basic—just the tools, the materials, and a small wooden desk in the back where we keep our logbooks. The books are a bit dog-eared and have greasy thumbprints on them. We don't worry about that much. We just focus on cutting and joining the metal the way it’s supposed to be done. It’s honest, heavy work that keeps us busy from morning until the sun goes down. There is always something to weld or grind here and we just keep going until the daily jobs are finished.