Srikanta Machine Tools

Behala Industrial Estate is a busy corner of Kolkata. We are at 620, D H Road. If you know the area, you know how the traffic is on Diamond Harbour Road. It’s a lot of honking and buses flying past every minute. Srikanta Machine Tools is right in the thick of it. The workshop is a solid space where we keep our equipment and raw materials. We do a lot of work on machine parts and various repairs. It’s not the cleanest place in the world, as there’s always some oil on the ground or metal shavings in the corner. We’ve been here for a long time, so the walls have seen a lot of hard work. The roof is high, which helps a bit when it gets humid, but not really enough to keep it cool. We have a small desk for the accounts and a lot of shelves full of tools we’ve gathered over many years. Most of our customers are from other shops in the estate or small factories nearby. We don't use fancy jargon or try to sound bigger than we actually are. We just take the work as it comes and try to do a solid job on every piece. Sometimes we stay late when a machine breaks down and needs a part fixed urgently for a client. It’s just how it goes when you’re running a tool shop. We enjoy our lunch and then get back to the lathes.