GharGhanti - rings a bell?

Arguably the most common culture across all corners of India (besides Bollywood) is our obsession with food. The desire to consume freshly ground spices and flour is deeply rooted in our psyche, especially in rural India. For a visual, remember the movie Mirch Masala with the spice mill where the women gathered in the final scene. Most Indian preparations involve ground spices and flour. Grinding them yourself (as against industry-packaged food) characterize purity, freshness and cleanliness.

Urban India does not have the luxury of space nor can it afford the noise, air and water pollution that accompanies traditional grinding of spices and foodgrains in a local mill or backyard. The solution is GharGhanti - automatic atta chakki (flour mill). These are spice-mills-in-a-box that automatically replicate the stone-against-stone grinding motion, serve enough quantity for one household, operate in a closed box, do not consume much power and are available for about Rs. 7,000. Milcent, Sharp and Nissan are some of the brands that make automatic flour mills, besides several local makes. While Gharghantis are hard to find, finding technicians to repair your 20-year old Gharghanti is even harder.

Interestingly, GharGhanti (like sewing machines) are income opportunities for neighbourhood women who want to earn hourly and daily wages in an urban slum.

Call 922-222-1947 in Mumbai to connect with sellers and technicians for GharGhanti and sewing machines.