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Dhobi Ghat – The Mumbai Laundry

June 6, 2017April 28, 2016 by Professor Carol

I’ll never wash clothes again without recalling this place. If you know Mumbai (Bombay), you’ve guessed what I’m about to describe. Dhobi ghat. It’s the central laundry district founded in 1890 that sits smack dab in the middle of the city. Yesterday, as part of … Read more

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