Surviving Trades of Mumbai: A Surviving Head-Dress.
Ear cleaners are not just surviving in Mumbai (or India), they are flourishing. However, in Mumbai they continue to use a distinctive head-dress that sets them apart from the bare-headed people we have become.
If you have the time, please do visit the well-maintained (surprising for an Indian museum) Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum outside the Byculla Zoo. It's got a beautiful collection of the people of Mumbai from the 19th Century. There isn't a single community or trade featured in the museum without a distinctive head-dress.
