dabbawalas

Christened ‘Papers N Parcels’ (PNP), the logistics service couriers papers and small parcels across Mumbai in a matter of four to eight hours.

The relationship between the dabbawalas and the British royals goes back to 2003 when Prince Charles—the Prince of Wales—had visited them in Mumbai.

Retired IPS officer D Sivanandan and UK-based NRI businessman Nitin Khanapurkar launched the ‘Mumbai Roti Bank’ recently in association with the dabbawalas, where GPS-tracked vans would collect excess food from various eating joints, households, functions and school canteens and distribute it among underprivileged hungry people across Mumbai.

The dabbawalas are using tiffin carriers to take the message of organ donation to Mumbaikars, besides pledging to donate their own organs too.

These people/groups ensure your food reaches the underprivileged.

Mumbai’s dabbawalas have come up with an excellent plan to prevent the wastage of food at year-end parties in the city, or other social events and celebrations. About 400 dabbawalas have started a 'Roti Bank' that will not only help reduce the wastage of food, but will also feed the poor and needy in Mumbai.