Mahesh Milk Parlour

Mahesh Milk Parlour is located on Rajapur Road, right near the Sujay Petrol Pump in Ahmednagar. The day starts very early for us, usually before the sun is even up, because that’s when the milk vans arrive. We spend the first few hours of the morning unloading crates and setting everything up for the people who stop by on their way to work. It’s a small shop, so things can get a bit tight when there are five or six people waiting at the counter. We have refrigerators humming in the background all day to keep the milk and curd cold. The floor needs constant mopping because spills happen when you’re moving that much liquid around. We know most of the people who come in by their first names. They come for their daily packets or sometimes just for a quick chat. We don't have a fancy website or any big advertisements. We just have our sign out front and the word of mouth from the neighborhood. When the petrol pump next door is busy, we get a lot of extra foot traffic. By the afternoon, things slow down a bit and we take turns resting. It’s a simple, honest business. We just make sure the milk is fresh and the change is correct. It’s hard work being on your feet all day, but it’s what we do. It's a living.