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SWEDISH TOURIST ‘HANNES’ CYCLING IN MUMBAI

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024by pedalandtringtring1 Comment

Hannes Erikson Ahlstrom, a student of journalism recently visited India to study the cycling culture of Mumbai. He traveled from Sweden to Mumbai for couple of weeks in September 2024. I had an opportunity to interact with him and take him around to a few places.

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MUMBAI DABBAWALAS RELIEF FUND

June 10, 2020April 5, 2021by pedalandtringtring2 Comments

Mumbai’s pride and heritage, the 125-year old Dabbawalas are struggling to make ends meet. With offices closed due to global pandemic, the Dabbawalas were forced to move to their villages in Pune after nationwide lockdown was imposed. The lockdown implemented in March, extended beyond expectations and all their savings got exhausted.

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DABBAWALA SERVICES SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020by pedalandtringtringLeave a Comment

Mumbai’s famous cycle logistics food delivery services the ‘Dabbawala’ have suspended their operations due to Covid-19 outbreak till March 31st. Continue reading “DABBAWALA SERVICES SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK” →

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MUMBAI DABBAWALAS

July 15, 2019August 9, 2020by pedalandtringtring12 Comments

STREET CYCLIST OF MUMBAI.

The Dabbawalas is a tiffin service in Mumbai and world famous for making almost error free deliveries of lunch boxes around the business centers in the city. The Dabbawalas collect lunch boxes from homes by early afternoon, deliver them to customers at their offices, pick up empty boxes and return them to its origin before evening.