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, th...

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Main Author: Sara Roncaglia (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Open Book Publishers
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