Bombay in EL PAÍS English

Hanumant Chimate, 49, prepares to get back on his way and deliver the lunchboxes on time.

The ‘dabbawala’ network: A near-failsafe food delivery system that has been feeding Mumbai for a century

Laura Fornell|Mar 30, 2025 - 00:32 EDT

Without errors or delays, the ‘dabbawalas’ transport hundreds of thousands of lunchboxes every day, all without the use of technology. Their efficient system has earned praise from business schools worldwide

Suketu Mehta, photographed in his Manhattan apartment.

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Suketu Mehta: ‘No wall can stop a person who is desperate’

Anatxu Zabalbeascoa|Jul 17, 2023 - 11:45 EDT

Migration is as central to his writing as it is to his life. Raised in Mumbai, the Indian writer and Pulitzer finalist migrated to New York City when he was 14. The author of ‘This Land is Our Land’ and ‘Maximum City’ spoke with EL PAÍS at his apartment in Manhattan

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