Keeping ourselves clean and presentable is a crucial part of our daily routine, with hours spent on grooming. But when we reflect on the colonial era, we encounter a striking difference in how people approached hygiene.
Back then, streets were used as garbage dumps, and the idea of washing with soap and water hardly crossed the minds of anyone from peasants to government officials. It’s intriguing to delve into the hygiene practices of that time, where dirtiness was the norm and cleanliness was considered a luxury!