BANGALORE: RAVI ELECTRICIAN‘An electrician for 20 years wants his son to take BE’Ravi has done his pre-university course. Financial constraints made him discontinue BCom. With whatever qualification he had, he did a couple of jobs. Later through one of his friends he worked as a helper in an electrical and electronics service company. “Initially, I learnt how to assemble deck music system. Gradually I learnt how to repair televisions and tape-recorders,” he said. Today, Ravi is an expert in handling LCDs, TVs, MP3 players, electrical appliances, microwave ovens and so on. “Technology is developed based on basic equipment. That is how I can repair everything. Ravi has a son who is in school. “My only dream is to make my son an engineer,” he explains.HANUMATHAPPACONSTRUCTION WORKER, Construction worker knows Vaastu tooHanumanthappa who was working in a field in a village in Hubli came to Bangalore in search of a better job. He ended up becoming a construction worker for apartments. He has so far constructed more than 18 apartments in the last one decade. “I have studied till fifth standard. I started learning the basics like grill work, cement plastering, arranging bricks and more,” he tells. “I have learnt vaastu art which people demand,” he adds. Hanumathappa surely knows the art to construct beautiful houses. “I don’t want my children to become like me. Both my children are studying,” he adds. NADEEMMECHANICHe studied only till fourth standard. But Nadeem knows how to pep up bikesThis fourth standard pass-out knows the art to transform Indian bikes and give it the ‘imported’ look. The garage where he works is in one of the small passages near Siddiah Road. But people especially youngsters come with bikes that are brand new from showrooms. Imported bikes like Suzuki Hayabusa,Yamaha YZF R1, Honda Blackbird, you name it, Nadeem knows the art to give your Indian bikes the posh look like those imported ones which would cost Rs. 20 lakhs. “When I was eight, my parents sent me to work in a mechanic garage. Initially I washed two wheelers and gradually learnt the art of repairing bikes. Today, I can change tyres, silencers, paint the bike and add other parts to the engine. People are ready to pay Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 1.5 lakh for the same purpose,” he adds. “Customer’s appreciation gives me satisfaction,” he signs off.PADMANABHACAMERA REPAIR EXPERTThis diploma holder in electricals can handle any camera Meet Padmanabha, a diploma holder in electricals who runs Raj electronics in Cubbonpet since 1966. Though initially, he used to repair electronic devices, he later switched to handling only cameras. Today, he is one among the few people who is an expert in repairing cameras in Bangalore. He tells that there was no subject called electronics those days. “I was offered Rs. 250 per month at BEL. “I wanted to have my own place. So started this shop, where I used to earn Rs. 350 to Rs. 400,” he tells. Padmanabha deals with any sort of camera, manual to digital to high-end professional cameras and has the knowledge of lens too. He has more than three decades of experience in handling cameras alone. Padmanabha’s son is a software engineer.
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