Mukesh Mechanical Works

Our shop is over in Sardar Estate on Ajwa Road. We are at E-41 on Road Number 2. It’s a busy part of Vadodara with lots of workshops and noise. We do mechanical repairs and fabrication here. Most days the floor is covered in metal shavings and the smell of oil. It's a grit and grease kind of place. We’ve been here for a good number of years now. The machines we use are old but they still work fine if you treat them right. I usually get in early to open up before the heat starts. My hands are usually stained with something that won't wash off easily. We fix parts for local factories and sometimes walk-ins who need something welded. It's not a showroom. It's a place where work gets done. My brother helps out sometimes, and we have a couple of guys who know their way around a lathe. We don't spend much time on the computer unless we're checking an order. People usually just call us or stop by the gate. Road No. 2 gets crowded with trucks in the afternoon. We just keep our heads down and finish the jobs. It's a living. We try to be fair with people. Sometimes a job takes longer than we thought because a part is stuck, but that’s just how mechanical work is. We don't use big words to describe what we do. We just fix things and move to the next one.