Dabbawalas to gift clothes to the needy for Diwali

To celebrate this year’s Diwali in a joyful way, dabbawalas in the city have started clothes collection drive.A week ago, the dabbawalas have started collecting old clothes from their customers to donate them to needy people.

Speaking about the initiative, Darshan Kedari, a dabbawala from Jogeshwari, said: “We have more than two lakh customers whom we provide tiffin service every day. Food and clothes are the basic necessity in everybody’s life.

As Diwali is just few days away, we would like to share happiness among the needy people through this initiative.”

Apparently, the dabbawalas are getting a good response from their customers for the initiative. “So far, over 20 customers have come forward to provide the clothes. When we meet our customers daily, we remind them about the initiative and tell them to spread the message among their friends and relatives too. We collect the clothes in the evening when we go back to give the empty tiffins at our customer’s house. Through this initiative, we are trying to help the poor as much as we can,” added Kedari.Ask him how are they planning to distribute the clothes and Kedari shares,“This year, we will be going to the hamlets of Palghar district few days before the Diwali festival to distribute the clothes.”To contribute contact Darshan Kedari – 08082587244, 08652760542