I was interested in technical lines from a young age. To fulfill that interest, I had a dream of getting a government job by pursuing higher education. Due to financial constraints, my parents could not send me beyond SLC. Even if I could not study, I had to earn a living. At that time, the idea of ​​how to earn money started playing in my mind.

And I went to the line that I was interested in and skilled in. Then in 2068 BS, I went to Butwal and learned technical line work for two years. That made me self-employed.

After returning from Butwal after learning the job, I got an engineering job in Rukum in 2070 BS. I worked there for a year. Then I returned to do something at home. In 2071 BS, I registered Kalika Engineering Industry in Sharada Municipality-1, Srinagar and started making agricultural tools such as electric threshers, monkey-chasing slingshots, guns. After working in Srinagar for 17 months, I moved the industry to Salli Bazaar in 2072 BS. After operating the industry there, I made electric threshers, mills, monkey-chasing guns, slingshots, and agricultural tools and raw material threshing machines. Now, working according to that interest has made me an entrepreneur and a self-reliant person.

After starting the industry, I made electric threshing machines, mills, monkey repellent guns, slingshots and other agricultural tools and raw material crushing machines. Now, the work that I do according to my interest has made me an entrepreneur and self-reliant. My home is Triveni Rural Municipality. To expand my business, I have been operating the industry in Vangad Kupinde Municipality via Srinagar. It has been 8 years since I started operating the industry. Initially, I made and sold monkey repellent guns, but when they were not reliable, I expanded the water threshing machine and made an electric threshing machine that grinds corn, wheat and millet quickly. One threshing machine is now being sold for 80 thousand. Last year, I sold 25 threshing machines worth 2 million across the district. Now, I am selling 12 to 15 electric threshing machines and other materials per month.

I sell agricultural tools worth 30-40 lakhs a year. There are only three of us in my family. The family spends around 24 thousand rupees on two kattas of rice worth 4,500 rupees a month, salt worth 1,000 rupees, oil worth 5,000 rupees, eating meat once a week costs 3,000 rupees, mobile, electricity, drinking water worth 5,000 rupees and an additional 6/7 thousand rupees. Similarly, I have been saving up to 1 million rupees a year by cutting the monthly salaries of two masons and the expenses of other materials purchased from India.

It takes two masons and me three days to build an electric ghat while working from morning to evening. It costs 55 to 60 thousand rupees to make a ghat. Currently, each ghat is being sold for 80 thousand rupees. By cutting the expenses, 20 thousand rupees are saved. Making a slingshot to chase away monkeys costs 1,500 to 2,000 rupees. I sell it for 4 to 5 thousand rupees. That saves 1,500 rupees.

In the past, food was not available on time. If I had to eat meat and wear new clothes, I had to wait for the festival. Now, after running the industry, I can eat and wear as I want. I can easily meet my family's needs. I have even attached land with the money I earned by selling various agricultural equipment.

Earlier, due to the lack of easy supply of electricity in all parts of the district, everyone used traditional water mills made of wood and stone for threshing and grinding food. Since water mills were only available near rivers and settlements were located on hills, people had to walk for three hours to thresh and grind food.

I had also experienced that many times. To end the compulsion to walk for long periods carrying heavy loads, I was building an electric mill. With the ease of electricity, water mills are disappearing and those who cannot afford to invest much are buying electric mills for 80,000. Sales are going well. The mills are also going outside the district.

I had previously rented land in Salli Bazaar of Bangad Kupinde Municipality and operated the industry. Now, after making profits from the business, I have my own land. All the iron materials and motors needed for making electric ghats, monkey-fighting slingshots, guns, and motors have to be imported from India. Nothing is available locally. A small investment is not enough, which is why the industry has not been able to spread to other places.