Feeding the City: Work and Food Culture of the Mumbai Dabbawalas
Every day in Mumbai 5,000 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, th...
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Main Author: | Roncaglia, Sara (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Open Book Publishers
2013
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