We have a new blogger on Discovering Mumbai. The ever inquisitive British expat blogger and columnist BombayJules. Recently she travelled all the way to Churchgate Station in south Mumbai to observe the
famous Dabbawalahs in action (Dabbawallas, Dabbawallahs, or Tiffin Wallahs).
Here’s what she has learned about the famous Tiffin delivery service of Mumbai!
For the
readers back home, a Dabbawala is a person whose sole job it is to collect home
cooked 'dabbas' - basically packed lunches - from the homes of office
workers and deliver them to said office workers via different modes of
transport. After the packed lunch - or tiffin - has been
consumed, the Dabbawala will re-collect the empty box and take it back home to
the person's residence. Each tiffin box usually contains two or three
containers - mostly carrying traditional Indian foods such as rice, veg curry,
chapattis and vegetables. No doubt with a fraction of the calories of a
Pret-a-Manger sandwich.
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| Dabbawala in his pristine white uniform |
