Baba Shyam Dal Mill

We are located at House No.- 491/75 in the Nayaganj area of Daliganj. This has been the home of Baba Shyam Dal Mill for many years. If you walk down the street, you can usually hear the sound of the mill running long before you see the building. It’s a steady, rhythmic thumping that defines our workday. The space is filled with large sacks of lentils and the dust from the hulls. It gets into everything, so we are always cleaning our glasses or shaking out our shirts. Nayaganj is one of those old parts of the city where the lanes are narrow and the neighbors are close. We see the same people every morning when we open up. The mill itself is an older piece of equipment, but it still works well if you know how to treat it. We spend our time monitoring the machines and bagging the finished dal. It is heavy work and there are no shortcuts. We don't have a fancy office or a sign with bright lights. Most of our records are kept in thick paper books that sit on a wooden shelf in the corner. We don't spend time thinking about the future or big changes. We just want to make sure the mill runs smoothly and the bags are filled. It’s a quiet, hardworking life in an old neighborhood.