Swansong for world renowned Mumbai's Dabbawalas soon? (IANS SPECIAL)

Mumbai, Oct 8 The combined side-effects of Covid-19 and the long lockdown may have dealt a deadly blow to Mumbai's Dabbawalas the world-renowned 130-year-old tribe of tiffin-box carriers.

When the Dabbawalas were permitted to board the Mumbai suburban trains from Wednesday, hardly a 100 turned up to get the special passes for resuming their essential services shocking many.

Worse, of the 5,000-odd Dabbawalas, barely 500 have reluctantly agreed to return to their 13-decades old trade even after things normalize, said top leaders of Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charity Trust

( With inputs from IANS )