Mumbai's famed dabbawalas fed millions for over 100 years - now they are disappearing
Each box is marked with an alphanumeric code that tells a dabbawala where it came from, where it is going, which floor of which building
Each box is marked with an alphanumeric code that tells a dabbawala where it came from, where it is going, which floor of which building it belongs to and how to get it back again. No apps or GPS - just a system passed down through generations of workers who know Mumbai's trains and streets instinctively.
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