India, July 19 -- Despite this being the monsoon season, a luminous sun-filled afternoon is shining upon the noisy street. But it is grimly dark inside the silent aata chakki. Shyam Bansal is ensconced deep within this neighbourhood flour mill, eyes closed. On perceiving a visitor's presence, he stirs. Soon, the darkened interiors fill up with the mill owner's murmurings. Shyam administers the chakki with his brother Hem. It was set up 70 years ago by their father, Deen Dayal "freedom fighter." Lazily snuggled into a chair, the venerable figure in blue denim jeans says he is much advanced in years, and has been living in Chandni Mahal since his childhood. He was born in this very street, he says, its name meaning moonlit palace. Shyam is un...