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Mumbai’s famed dabbawalas fed millions for over 100 years – now they are disappearing

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Dabbawala Dasharath Kedari carries a crate of tiffin boxes while walking past a train at the Santacruz railway station in Mumbai, India

The dabbawala system is believed to have begun in the late 19th Century, when Bombay (now Mumbai) – then under British colonial rule – was rapidly expanding and office workers needed Read More

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