If local trains are the lifeline of Mumbai, Dabbawalas are its heartbeat! Thousands of office-going people in the city of dreams depend upon these Dabbawalas for their afternoon meal. The systematic mechanism by which these dabbawalas who make your food reach your doorsteps is commendable.
The Dabbawalas have recently got another tribute by the restaurant chain SodaBottleOpenerWala. Penned and illustrated by artist Abhijeet Kini, the comic portrays Dabbawalas as superheroes of Mumbai city.
The co-partner of the restaurant chain and singer turned celebrity chef Anaida Parvaneh launched the comic at a function held at the SodaBottleOpenerWala’s outlet in Palladium, Lower Parel, on Friday night.
Anaida is a fan of the phenomenal work of the dabbawalas in Mumbai since childhood and wanted to honour them through this comic.
“I wanted to honour them and finally the opportunity arrived. To us at SodaBottleOpenerWala, dabbawalas represent the true spirit of Mumbai at its best and are the heroes for all the right reasons,” she said, reports News 18.
The event was graced by hundreds of Dabbawalas from Mumbai. They were served with several vegetarian delicacies in their trademark ‘dabbas’ (tiffin boxes) instead of normal serving bowls to celebrate their work.
Mouth-watering dishes like “tawa paneer masala” dabba, vegetable berry pulao dabba, vegetable “dhansak” dabba and a Parsi curry dabba. were served in the feast to the Dabbawalas.
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The President of the Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charitable Trust Ullas S. Muke, who heads the 5,000-strong army of dabbawalas ferrying around 2,00,000 tiffin boxes to offices daily also attended the event. He said he was pleased that people were recognizing the work and contribution of his fraternity.
“This will encourage us to keep working in a systematic manner in the future,” he said.