Wambhau
The Dabbawala who will deliver
WordPress goodness
The Mumbai dabbawalla is a popular sight in the city. They are a delivery service and carry lunch boxes to and fro to several thousands of offices everyday. They predominantly use their popular Hercules cycles or the local train system to transport lunch boxes.
This tradition goes back right upto the 1890s – about a 120 years ago. The Dabbawala system is often cited as near perfect and they are frequently known to make less than one mistake in over 8 million deliveries.
They have been studies by research scholars and management institutes, trying to decode how a group of non-MBA, mostly school dropouts and without any formal training – manage to run such an efficient system.
So when it came to designing a Waapu for WordCamp Mumbai – the working class heroes called dabbawalas were obviously a popular idea.
The Wapuu was designed during WordCamp Mumbai 2017 based on the popular ‘dabbawala’ and we hope it delivers great WordPress goodness to all.
The name means Wapuu + Mumbai + bhau (meaning brother in the local Marathi language and a popular way for addressing dabbawalas)
Special thanks to Ganesh Kerkar who designed the Wambhau. Also loads of thanks to Shwetambari Shinde, who gave us the idea and inputs around creating ‘Wambhau’
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Wapuuli
Meet Wapuuli, the heart and soul of the WordPress Mumbai Community!
Meet Wapuuli, the heart and soul of the WordPress Mumbai Community!
Draped in a traditional cotton saree with intricate patterns, Wapuuli is a true Mumbaikar. A bold, independent, and tech-savvy woman with a desi twist! She’s got the wisdom of an old-school coder, the spirit of an open-source warrior, and the warmth of a cutting chai shared over WordPress meetups.
Wapuuli is here to empower, inspire, and celebrate the growing WordPress women’s community in Mumbai. She fiercely believes in the power of collaboration and is always ready to lend a helping hand, whether you’re struggling with a plugin issue or just need a dose of motivation.
So, next time you spot Wapuuli at an event, don’t forget to say “Namaskar, Wapuuli!” and grab a selfie!
This was created during the WordPress Event for Mumbai Women’s Day 2025.
The concept is by Shwetambari Shinde, who gave us the idea and inputs around creating ‘Wapuuli’ & Vachan Kudmule for the prompt engineering for OpenArt AI’s DALL·E 3
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