Exploring the streets of Chennai with Rowan Lee Hartsuiker. India is a busy country. In this short film I point the camera on the streets of Madras (Chennai), a city in Tamil Nadu, South India. The streets of Madras are in every possible way full of life and energy. Of course also full of contradictions...Read More
Great piece from Vagabundo Magazine on The Travel Scientists. “As adventure travellers, we’re eternally searching for new ways to see well-trodden countries (and not-so-well-trodden ones, for that matter). With tours being too mainstream, planes no longer exciting, cars too isolating, motorbikes too clichéd, and bicycling on the rise, there aren’t too many options left for...Read More
4 Chaps, 3 weeks, 2 auto-rickshaws and 1 Goal….drive 3500km from Chennai to Delhi with no map, no idea how to drive a rickshaw and not one word of Hindi between us. No problem. These guys bought rickshaws from us, and had an epic adventure across India. Rickshaw Challenge Chennai to DelhiRead More
Rickshaw drivers Mumbai prank by Funk You ‘This prank was played in Mumbai with Rickshaw drivers who always have a tendency to travel as per their will, and not as per the customer’s desire to go to a location. Hence, customers have to wait till a rickshaw agrees to go to the desired location.’ Prank...Read More
A look at auto rickshaws in Mumbai, recognizing the role that auto-rickshaws play in sustainable urban transport and meeting daily commute needs in Mumbai will go a long way in improving conditions for drivers, as well as passengers, and will result in social and environmental benefits for Indian cities, as a whole. Mumbai RickshawsRead More
A quick guide on how to drive and operate an auto rickshaw. How to start it, move it forward, reverse, brakes, parking brakes, indicators, hazard, HORN and more…. watch below. How to drive an Indian auto rickshawRead More
Fast gaining popularity as ‘the amazing Wi-Fi auto’, G Annadurai’s three-wheeler can be seen zipping across Chennai’s IT Corridor daily. Equipped with Wi-Fi, a note in the auto rickshaw prominently displays its user name and password. The auto rickshaw also has a tablet, a TV set and a mini library with the day’s newspapers and...Read More
