Smeet Engineering

Smeet Engineering is tucked away on the first floor of Darshan Udyog Bhavan. If you know Safed Pool in Andheri East, you know it's a tight squeeze with a lot of traffic and people always on the move. We’re at Plot No. 10, right on A. K Road. It’s a bit of a climb up the stairs sometimes, especially when we’re carrying heavy things, but we’ve made this space our own over the years. It’s not the biggest workshop you’ve ever seen, but we fit everything we need into the rooms we have. The noise from the street below usually blends in with the sound of our own machines. We do a lot of small-scale engineering tasks here, mostly stuff that requires a bit of patience and a steady hand. It gets a bit hot in the afternoons, especially during the summer, but we keep the fans going and keep working. The building itself has seen a lot of history, and you can tell by looking at the walls. We don't spend much time worrying about how the place looks to outsiders. As long as the equipment is serviced and the measurements are right, we’re happy. Most of our days are spent checking specs and making sure things aren't rattling when they shouldn't be. It's just a bunch of us doing honest work in a busy part of Mumbai. There is always tea being brewed somewhere in the back to keep us going.