Nakoda Metal Industries

We are at 36 Nirdhar Building, tucked away in Mugbhat X Lane here in Girgaon. It’s a busy part of town, and our space is usually full of metal sheets and offcuts. If you walk down the lane, you’ll probably hear the sound of stuff being moved around before you see us. My father started things here, and not much has changed in terms of how the street looks. It's narrow, so getting big deliveries in can be a bit of a headache sometimes, especially when the neighbors are trying to move their own carts through. We spend most of our day handling orders and making sure the counts are right. There’s no fancy showroom or anything. Just a lot of heavy lifting and keeping track of inventory on clipboards. Most of the people who come by have been doing business in Girgaon for years, so we all know each other’s names. Lunch is usually something quick from the shop around the corner while we wait for the next truck to arrive. The walls are a bit stained from the dust, and the ceiling fan wobbles a little, but it’s where we do our work. We focus on getting the metal cut and moved out to whoever needs it next. It’s not a glamorous job, but it’s what we know how to do. Sometimes the rain leaks in near the back door, but we just move the stock to the dry side and keep going. We just stay busy.