Kamaluddin Rice Mill

We are located at 34 Thuraiyur Main Road in the Pulivalam area. This rice mill has been part of our lives for a long time and we have seen many seasons come and go. When the hullers are running, it is so loud that you have to shout to be heard, but we don't mind the noise much anymore. Local farmers bring their paddy to us right after the harvest and we get to work turning it into clean rice. It involves a lot of lifting and moving 50-kilo sacks, so it keeps us in decent shape. We have a tiny office near the gate where we keep our ledgers and some old pens. We don't really use computers for much of anything since the old paper way works just fine for us. The traffic on the Main Road is always going by, but we stay focused on what is happening inside the mill. Sometimes we sit on the wooden bench outside to have a bit of tiffin or a glass of tea. We know almost everyone in Pulivalam who grows grain. We don't have any big mission statements or goals to be the biggest mill in the district. We just want to do the job properly and make sure the rice is bagged up right for the shops. It is a straightforward way to make a living and it keeps us connected to the land.