Feeding the City : Work and Food Culture of the Mumbai Dabbawalas

Every day in Mumbai 6,000 dabbawalas (literally translated as "those who carry boxes") distribute a staggering 200,000 home-cooked lunchboxes to the city's workers and students. Giving employment and status to thousands of largely illiterate villagers from Mumbai's hinterland, this co-operative has...

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Main Author:	Sara Roncaglia
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Open Book Publishers 2021
Subjects:	H1-99 Dabbawalas Mumbai food culture India bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities
Online Access:	40523
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