Dhobi Ghat | Historical places of Pakistan | Socio Films
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Juna Dhobi Ghat | Pakistan’s largest outdoor laundry | Historical places of Pakistan | Socio Films
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Juna Dhobi Ghat - A forgotten relic
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In South Asia, there is a vocational caste, called dhobi. Dhobis wash clothes and bed coverings by hand. Juna Dhobi Ghat, Pakistan’s largest outdoor laundry, is centuries old and still functional. Thousands of launderers earn their daily wages here. The workers use donkey carts to carry dirty clothes to the dhobi ghat for washing.
Dhobi Ghat is not only the place of employment for thousands of men and women; for generations, it has also been home to several communities. Before the partition of the subcontinent in 1947, Hindu and Muslim dhobis had lived and worked together at Juna Dhobi Ghat. With the end of British rule, the Hindu launderers migrated to India and were replaced by migrating muslim workers, mostly settled in Lyari quarters. Today, the Dhobi Ghat seems faded.
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