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Rejimon Kuttappan

‘They carry dreams’: Brown boxes of love, sent from the Gulf to India

Brown cartons shipped from Bahrain move along with suitcases on the baggage carousel at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala [Rejimon Kuttappan/Al Jazeera]

Thiruvananthapuram, India - As soon as you enter, walk to the right, then a little forward.

In the first or second aisle, you’ll see them immediately, prominently placed on the shelves: Tiger Balm and, next to it, Axe Oil — both from Singapore. And then, in the third or fourth aisle, Imperial Leather bath soap from Britain.

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