Mumbai May 29 (IANS) Queen Maxima of The Netherlands will meet Mumbai s famed Dabbawalas - tiffin-box carriers at Andheri station here on Wednesday an association spokesman said on Tuesday.
According to Mumbai Dabbawalas Association spokesperson Subhash Talekar Queen Maxima will visit the Dabbawalas at their duty switch point near Andheri railway station on Wednesday afternoon.
"We shall welcome her in a traditional Maharashtrian style. On behalf of all the Dabbawalas we shall gift her with a dabba our well-known trademark as a souvenir " he said.
Dabbawalas leaders like Shantaram Karvande and Ulhas Muke among others shall be present to greet Queen Maxima he added.
According to Talekar said that some Dabbawalas have suggested to present the visiting dignitary with a dabba full of special Marathi cuisine.
"However the traditional Marathi food that we prepare is very rich spicy and oily which probably the Queen may not relish " he said.
The Dabbawalas plan to show her their working in the suburban local trains how the tiffin-boxes are sent without error to over a lakh customers since over a century in summer winter or monsoons.
The Argentina-born Queen Maxima 47 arrived in India on Monday in her capacity as the UN Secretary-General s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.
She has already met President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi besides other top officials in the capital before her Mumbai visit.

--IANS qn/vd