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Bytes for thought:‘Dabbawallahs', Mumbai's famous army of lunchbox deliverymen, take part in a computer class at the Dabbawallah Abhyas Kendra Study Centre, part of the Agrawal Institute of Management and Technology in Mumbai on Thursday. Courses in English and computer skills are being offered to the 5,000 or so dabbawallahs who deliver home-cooked meals to hungry office workers every day.

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