Kannaiah Auto Services

Down in Nallabelly, you can find Kannaiah Auto Services at H. No -Knondapur, Govindapur. It is the kind of place where you are always going to find some oil on the ground and a few old engines sitting in the corner. We spend the whole day working on vehicles, mostly autos and the occasional bike that someone brings in because it’s making a strange noise. It is a dusty job and our clothes are usually stained with grease by lunchtime. The shop isn’t very big, so we end up doing a lot of the work outside under the shade of a small roof or even just out in the open if it's not too hot. We have a heavy toolbox that has been with us for years and we know exactly where every wrench and screwdriver is kept. Sometimes the parts we need take a day or two to get here, so we have a bit of a backlog of machines waiting for their turn. It's noisy with the sound of hammers and engines revving up. People from Govindapur stop by often, not just for repairs but to sit for a minute and talk about the local news. We don't have any fancy diagnostic machines, just our ears and years of experience fixing things. It’s hard work on the back and the hands, but it’s what we do here every single day without fail. The grease doesn't wash off easily, but we are used to it by now.