Sri Sai Bearings

Our shop, G-15, is inside the Sri Srinivasa Commercial Complex in Ranigunj. If you know Ranigunj, you know it’s the heart of the hardware trade around here. The complex is always full of people moving crates and shouting to each other across the hallways. We focus on bearings. We have thousands of them in all sorts of sizes, tucked into little cardboard boxes that line every wall. The counter is made of heavy wood and has been scratched up over the years by all the metal we slide across it. It’s a bit of a tight squeeze inside when we have more than two customers at once. We don't have fancy air conditioning, just a ceiling fan that clicks a bit as it spins. The floor is usually covered in some bits of packing paper and dust. We spend our time checking part numbers and talking to mechanics who come in looking for a specific fit for their machines. It's a lot of repetitive work, but we like the routine of it. We know most of the other shop owners in the building, so we often share a tea in the afternoons. There isn't any corporate polish here; it's just a regular shop in a busy market. We try to keep enough stock so we don't have to tell people to come back later. It’s just how we run things.