'Dhobi pachaad' is a popular hindi phrase referring to the act of sheer and crude force of smashing against. One of the very regular humid mornings of Bombay can one come across the literal sight of the probable origin of the same phrase. One might not even notice the chaos that goes around this tucked away place off the Mahalakshmi railway station.
Families are living off the hours spent at the 800 odd washing stones, soaking, slapping, spinning and pressing and assigning a code to each and every piece of cloth. There haven't been any reports of mix ups in the history of 162 years, since the ghats were constructed to serve the British viceroys.
The occupation continues to be passed down through families, from Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Families are living off the hours spent at the 800 odd washing stones, soaking, slapping, spinning and pressing and assigning a code to each and every piece of cloth. There haven't been any reports of mix ups in the history of 162 years, since the ghats were constructed to serve the British viceroys.
The occupation continues to be passed down through families, from Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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| Like a soldier |
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| Dhobi Pachad 1 |
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| Dhobi Pachad 2 |
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| Its a bird..its a plane... |
Great work Sanjukta!! :)
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Extremely classy. Loved the writeup as well as the pictures.
ReplyDeletenicely done! Dhobi pachaad 1 is a brilliant capture!!
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