Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Dressed in white thigh-length kurtas, loose pyjamas and traditional Gandhi caps, dabbawalas have been service providers for their Mumbaikars for decades on end. The iconic ...

Mumbai's iconic dabbawalas, a century-old tradition, are facing a decline. These lunchbox couriers, known for delivering home-cooked meals, saw their numbers dwindle during the pandemic and now ...

The number of registered dabbawalas has fallen from around 4,500 in 2018 to roughly 1,500 today Every morning, before the city has fully woken up, men in white caps and shirts arrive at Mumbai's ...

Every morning, before the city has fully woken up, men in white caps and shirts arrive at Mumbai's suburban railway stations on bicycles stacked high with lunchboxes. They load these boxes onto trains ...