It was an unusual scene to see a man loading a huge stock of hay into the back of a black swift car, on the fringes of Tambaram. Dressed in jeans and a branded shirt, the man loads the bundles, all the time speaking warmly to the seller. Now a kind of curiosity takes over, wanting to know more about him. This leads one to his house in CTO colony, Lakshmipuram in West Tambaram.
It was lunch time, and the smell of cow dung welcomes you at the porch of his (G Rajesh) house. Smilingly, Rajesh takes you in, while attending to his duties at the cattle shed. Milky white calves brush their head against his shoulders as he calls out to a family of hen and her chicks. It was almost like a fantasy land, while listening to Rajesh talk passionately about his journey from a white collared job to dairy and beyond.
Originally written for DTNext, read more at https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2016/11/30223945/1022610/Dairy-proves-a-greener-pasture-than-accounting-for-.vpf