YOKOMONO is a sound composition with 30 auto rickshaws playing horn patterns in sync with each other as they move in groups around the concentric circles of Connaught Place of New Dehli. A project by staalplaat soundsystem. Watch: More info hereRead More
Go on a ride with Sharell Cook, as she takes on the 2009 Mumbai Xpress with a vengeance! “I have no idea how I’ll cope. I haven’t been brave enough to drive a car — which I know how to operate — in India yet, let alone an auto rickshaw! What’s more, merely spending 30 minutes in one of...Read More
Last year, Enviu, the innovators in sustainability based in Rotterdam (NL), launched the Hybrid Tuktuk Battle. The challenge was to design a system to make one million auto-rickshaws in India and other developing countries hybrid, in order to improve the living conditions of millions of drivers and their families, and drastically reduce the CO2 emissions. This month the...Read More
Hindi lessons and more useful information/features on Live Mint Radio “The Expat Show” Hindi Haggling 101 Learning to greet Hiring an autorickshaw More stuff hereRead More
Check out Heather and Kate (aka The Indian Swiftlets) driving their fabulous pimped out pink rickshaw in the last Classic Run – the new year rickshaw challenge from Chennai to Kanniyakumari. There is 2 of them below, a bit short but to the point, plus there is nothing better than driving a pink rickshaw in India and jamming...Read More
Firang CEOs + autorickshaw ride = tourist-safe India Ride was part of initiative to renew foreigners’ confidence in Mumbai post 26/11 terror attacks Fifty corporate biggies of different nationalities went sightseeing in Mumbai in autorickshaws yesterday. The joyride was part of an initiative to change visitors’ perception of urban India, which, the hosts said, suffered...Read More
DHL India employees go wild with a special custom autorickshaw adventure! Mumbai, India. February 15, 2009 – The India branch of DHL Global Forwarding just treated its employees to an unforgettable a day of team-building challenges that involved driving and racing autorickshaws – motorized, three-wheeled vehicles that are an iconic symbol of the Indian subcontinent....Read More
Autorickshaw driver AMAL is content with the small but vital role he serves – driving customers around New Delhi as quickly and safely as possible. But his sense of duty is tested by an eccentric, aging billionaire, who, moved by Amal’s humility, bequeaths him his entire estate before passing away. Now, with only one month...Read More
The Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2009 lush new year’s voyage through South India has ended on Jan 8 with all teams making it to the finish line. (with their rickshaws!:) We are proud to announce that the A-team; Charles Vignoles and Craig Scott are the winners of this year race, which like previous ones was...Read More
