Kailash Engineering Works

If you know Redma Chowk in Daltonganj, then you’ve probably passed by us without even realizing it. Kailash Engineering Works is right there, tucked near the Amrit Hotel. It’s a busy corner of the world, especially when the lunch crowd starts heading toward the hotel. Our shop isn't much to look at from the outside, just a lot of iron and heavy equipment sitting around. The floor is stained with grease from years of work, and we don't really bother cleaning it too often since it just gets dirty again ten minutes later. We spend a lot of time just hunched over benches or working on the lathe. Daltonganj gets incredibly dusty, so there’s always a layer of grit on everything, including our ledgers. The fans overhead just move the hot air around, but we’re used to it. Most of the people who come in are locals who know us by name. We don't have a receptionist or anything fancy; you just walk in and find whoever isn't busy. It’s a noisy place with the sound of grinding and metal hitting metal all day long. Sometimes we sit outside on plastic chairs during a slow patch just to watch the cars go by at the chowk. It’s just an honest day’s work for us here, and we like to keep things simple. Dealing with machines is easier than dealing with people sometimes.