Madhur Pulse Mills

This mill is located at Plot No.4/4 on Bamroli Road, which is a pretty busy spot in Panchmahal. We’ve been processing pulses here for years. It’s a noisy place with the machines running constantly, but you get used to the rhythm after a while. My father used to say that the sound of the mill is the sound of work getting done. We have a small crew of local guys who know the machines inside and out. It’s not a clean job, you always end up with flour or dust on your clothes by lunchtime. We sit outside near the gate to eat our tiffin because it’s quieter out there. The trucks come in early with raw materials and leave late with the finished bags. Sometimes the road gets blocked by other factories nearby, so we have to wait around. We don’t have any big signs or advertisements. People know where we are because they’ve been dealing with us for a long time. The office is just a small room with a few ledgers and an old telephone. We don’t bother with much technology unless it helps with the milling. It’s a lot of physical labor, lifting bags and moving pallets, but it keeps us healthy. In the monsoon, we have to be extra careful about the moisture in the air. It’s just a steady, practical business that we’re proud to keep going here. We take it one day at a time and try to stay productive.