Mohan Steel Centre

Mohan Steel Centre is tucked away at 54/3 Kumbharwada. If you know the area, you know it's a place where things are made and fixed. Our shop is filled with all kinds of steel rods, sheets, and pipes stacked up against the walls. It’s a bit of a maze inside, and you have to be careful not to trip over the scrap metal on the floor. The air always smells a bit like iron and dust. We spend our days cutting metal to size for customers who come in with specific measurements scribbled on bits of paper. It’s noisy work, especially when the saws are running, so we usually have to use hand signals to talk to each other. Kumbharwada is a tight-knit community of workers and sellers, and we’ve been part of it for a long time. The shop front is open to the street, so we see everyone walking by, and we usually end up chatting with the neighbors while we wait for the next order. We don't use any high-tech machinery, just some old reliable cutters and a lot of manual labor. Our hands are usually stained with grease and metal filings by the end of the shift. It’s a straightforward business of selling steel to people who need it for building or repairs. We don't put on any acts or try to be something we aren't. It’s just a hard-working steel centre in a busy part of the city.