The Dabbawallas of Mumbai

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The Perennial Plate covers the dabbawalla's of Mumbai in another of their short films about eating habits in Asia. The dabbawalla's are a group of men who deliver fresh lunch boxes all over the city of Mumbai. Their amazing feat of accuracy in such a large city is something to be lauded as the rate is 1 in 6 million! Watch this short film about these men and the service they provide to the people of Mumbai.

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