Desicritics Comments on The Dabba Roster

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Tue, 6 May 2008 05:44:12 EDT

Nice read. Liked the ending.

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Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:21:51 EDT

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Comment by Mark

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:17:39 EST

The Bombay commuter trains are sui generis -- as transportation, as entertainment, and social phenomenon. I carry a "season pass" during all but my shortest visits to Bombay, and am a huge fan. A few years ago, I wrote an essay about the Bombay commuter trains, : http://memestreamblog.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/give-and-take-in-mumbai/ Thanks for these lovely vignettes of one of the most amazing systems of man-and-machine in human history. Cheers, MBJ

Comment by IdeaSmith

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:50:24 EST

@ Aaman: Sorry but I couldn't get a shot of the dabbawallas...they were well-immersed in their speedy task and it seemed wrong to interfere. The choking up is a quasi-mini-patriotic feeling of being part of the city that owns this super-efficient system.

Comment by Aaman

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:26:30 EST

What, no dabbawallas? :) Why do you choke up seeing the dabbas? Memories of childhood dabbas?