A person who makes a living by washing
clothes in India is called a dhobi. There was a time when many people were
engaged in this profession. Today there are very few of them. They used to
visit homes on the weekends to collect the dirty clothes. The clothes were
washed and ironed and returned the next weekend. They charged a certain amount
for each piece. Today many people have washing machines and do not rely on
them. They do get some business from the bigger establishments like hotels and
hospitals but now some new cleaning companies have started to take away this business
too. The future looks bleak for the dhobi. Old business has to give way to the
new.
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| Washing clothes - Kadappakada, Kollam |
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| Drying clothes - Kadappakada, Kollam |
i watched an indian movie (on netflix) called dhobi ghat....i didn't know dhobi meant clothes washer, i thought it was the name of the place...and i remember the story was about a man whose living was washing clothes during the day and killing mice at night--i have watched a lot of indian movies on netflix because once you watch one, netflix will give you more of the similar type of choices.....
ReplyDeleteactually you are right b.c., dhobi ghat is the place where the dhobi washes clothes. :)
Deletesingapore one of the biggest mrt stations is dhoby ghaut
ReplyDeletethank you for the information dr.mathew.
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