Shree Siddhi Vinayak Dairy

Starting a dairy in Borivali East wasn’t some big plan, it just sort of happened because we live here. We are right by the Sankaadisheri Naka in Manek Chowk, which is a busy spot. Every morning starts way before the sun is up. The milk trucks come in and we get busy unloading the crates. It’s a lot of heavy lifting and moving things around quickly so people can get their breakfast on time. Our shop at number 26 is small but we keep it clean. Sometimes it gets a bit crowded when the regulars stop by for their daily curd or paneer, but we manage. My family helps out behind the counter. We’ve seen kids grow up who used to come in for a small packet of milk and now they come in with their own children. Borivali has changed a lot over the years, more cars and noise now, but the work we do stays the same. We don't have fancy displays or anything like that. It’s just refrigerators and some shelves for the butter and ghee. If the fridge makes a weird noise, we fix it ourselves. That’s just how it is here. People know where we are, right there on the corner. We don't really do much advertising because everyone around knows us anyway. It’s just honest work, day in and day out, making sure there’s enough fresh stuff for the neighbors. It gets dusty but we sweep the front every single morning without fail.