Shiv Shakti Food Products

In Rupnarayanpur, life moves at its own pace and we like it that way. We are located in West Midnapur, which is a bit of a distance from the big crowded cities. At Shiv Shakti, we spend our days dealing with all the different food products. The smell of whatever we are processing that day fills up the whole building. It is a smell you get used to after working here for a week. We have a few machines that hum all day long. Sometimes one of them breaks down and we have to spend the whole afternoon fixing it with grease on our hands. The workers here are mostly from the nearby villages. Most of us walk to work or take our bicycles. There is a big tree near the entrance where we take our breaks when it gets too hot to stay inside. We do not have fancy uniforms or a lobby for visitors. It is just a functional space with bags and containers sitting everywhere. We keep our logs in big notebooks because pen and paper still work fine for us. Sometimes the power goes out, and we just have to wait for the generator to kick in. It is just part of living out here. We do not think about it much. We just focus on getting the product out and making sure the weight is right. We like the quiet evenings after the machines are turned off.