An address has six digits. Lunch reaches the right desk. A yellow telephone sign once meant you could call home. Everyday things carry extraordinary stories, if you know where to look.
How six digits helped untangle a country’s postal addresses.
A lunchbox, a railway journey and a remarkable delivery code.
When a neighbourhood phone call could connect families far away.
The migrants and cooks who changed India’s everyday eating-out culture.
The small note that carries an unexpected signature.
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