Sachin Rice Mills

Our place, Sachin Rice Mills, is located in Bhadour, right near the bus stand. It’s a very active area with people coming and going at all times. You can hear the conductors shouting out destinations while we are loading up the trucks. The mill itself is a functional space, mostly made of corrugated iron and concrete. It gets noisy when the rice starts moving through the hullers. We don't have any fancy titles here. I might be the owner, but I’m usually the one with the most grease on my shirt. We handle everything from the cleaning to the final bagging. It’s a lot of sweat and effort, especially when the humidity is high. We don't use any promotional language because the farmers and traders already know what we do. We’ve built a decent reputation just by being here every day and doing the work. My cousin handles the weighing and I look after the machinery. We have a few older guys who have worked in mills their whole lives and they know all the tricks to keep the grains from breaking. We have a small bench outside where we sit in the evenings after the shutters are down. It’s a simple life, but it’s ours. We don't ask for much, just a good crop and machines that don't break down too often. It’s just how we run things in Bhadour.