Modern technology is no match for Mumbai’s 125-year-old lunchtime delivery service. Lottie Gross meets the city’s much-lauded dabbawalas. Indian road traffic … More
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Mumbai’s dabbawalas fear they have made their last delivery
Mumbai’s quintessential ‘dabbawalas’, who fed lakhs daily, are seeking help to feed their own For 22 years, Kailash Mahadev Shinde … More
How Chinese fried noodles by a Muslim hawker became a hit in India’s biggest slum
Dharavi may be one of the world’s most infamous slums but it is also a surprising melting pot of cultures, … More
Virus Rules Leave Bollywood’s Low-paid Army Stricken
That chasm between the haves and have-nots is perhaps even more pronounced in Bollywood India’s coronavirus lockdown made little difference … More
How Asia’s largest slum chased away COVID-19
The numbers are in stark contrast to the rest of India, whose daily tally of new infected cases has quadrupled since early May. Located near Mumbai’s financial district, Dharavi’s dogged approach to “chase the virus” could be a template for emerging markets across the world, from the favelas of Brazil to shanty towns in South Africa.
