WHEN / WHERE:

The service started in 1890 in Mumbai, one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

WHO:
R.D. Medge is the president of the association

HOW:
The delivery men use the local train, carts, and they share their bicycles.
They don't use technology. They use a simple code (colours and numbers) to transport the food to the correct destination. They are illiterate. They just write a number on the bag.

HOW MANY:
There are 5000 members, 200 000 users, and only 1 mistake / 1 error in a million.

Mumbai is the biggest city in India but it's not the capital city.
The city had another name (Bombay) during the British colony.

Dabbawallas are very important in Mumbai. They are delivery men.
There are many people (200,000) who use their service.

Sometimes, famous personalities are invited for a lecture because they want to know more about Indian culture (for example, Prince Charles).

If you visit Mumbai, you should test this service.

Phonetics:
nature / culture / future / adventure / ...

Document # 1

A dabbawalla is a job in India.
The job: it's a system of transport of food.
The person picks up a tiffin box from home and delivers it / brings it to the right place (an office or school) on time.

The box is a pail or bucket with home-cooked food.
It looks old / medieval.

Vocab:
(to) transport / (to) carry

He cut his arm with a knife.
It was the worst / the most painful / the most tragic experience in his life.
He didn't cry / shed a tear.
He didn't scream / say "ow".
He just closed his eyes and imagined his family not to see his blood, not to feel the pain.

He knew he was gonna die.
He felt the desert was gonna be his grave. -> He was trapped under a 800lb boulder.
He thought he wasn't gonna survive.
He believed he was gonna give up.
He supposed nobody was gonna find him. -> He was lost in the most remote desert in Nevada.