Live: Celebrating Women’s Day at Bombay’s Khar Danda Fish Market

Madhuri can’t remember how long she’s been coming to the bazaar but says, "I have a young face, that's all."

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This Women’s Day, we’re spending the morning at Mumbai’s Khar Danda Town Fish Market, an old-school indoor market that is run by beautiful Koli women.

With the world coming together to demonstrate what a day without a woman would look like today, here's a glimpse into a world where women have been at the centre of the financial stability of a family since the time Mumbai was just seven small islands.

Watch this space for photographs, videos and other multimedia goodness to experience what being in one of Bombay's macchi bazaar feels like.


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