Shiv Shanker Rice Mills Pvt. Ltd.

Right across from the railway station in Sultanpur, that is where we are. You can hear the train whistles all day. It actually helps us keep track of time without looking at a clock. When the passenger train from the city pulls in, we know it is nearly lunch. Shiv Shanker Rice Mills has been here for a long time. People find us easily just by asking for the station road, which is handy. Dealing with the grain is a lot of work. There is always dust in the air and the machines hum from morning till night. A small group of us works here, and most live in the nearby villages. Sitting together in the shade happens when it gets too hot to move. The station area stays crowded with people rushing back and forth. Tea sellers and rickshaws line up outside our gate every single day. Sometimes the trains are late and the whole area gets even more packed. It is a bit of a chaotic spot but we like it that way. It feels like we are in the middle of everything. We don't have a big fancy office, just a room with some old wooden chairs and a fan that squeaks. Focusing on the daily grind is what we do, making sure the bags are stacked right and the scales work. That is just life here. No frills needed for what we do.