The Mumbai Xpress – 2009 , an autorickshaw rally from Chennai to Mumbai, is expected to raise Rs.25lakhs for providing basic amenities in rural schools. “The funds raised will be used towards 10 projects along the rally route and will benefit over 20,000 students,” said Aravind Bremanandam, managing director of Chennai Event Management Services, the lead...Read More
Rickshaaa! (2006) A Film on Three Wheels, a documentary about autorickshaws: “They think they are the Michael Schumachers with their personal Ferraris… on the goddam roads!!!” Trailer A look at the Bajaj autorickshaw factory in Aurangabad, India. Footage shot for the documentary.Read More
Want to buy or rent a Auto rickshaw ? , you are in the right place with PIMP MY SHAW as your Trusted Source. Just ask Dave Potts who bought 2 of them last month: “After hearing that it can take between one month and two years to get a Auto Rickshaw (if you can get one...Read More
Pic of the week is the Tuk-Tuk in Laos No sudden screeching. I see the crash coming a long way off from the back of my tuk-tuk: a sheet-metal “three-wheel” auto-rickshaw stinking of petrol… Full article hereRead More
With the Indian Autorickshaw Challenge, Aravind Bremanandam has built a brand around the humble tuk tuk. Pitted roads. Desert sands. Hilly terrain. Hairpin bends. The Budapest to Bamako rally (also called ‘The Great African Run’) tests driving skills. For most participants, this annual trans-Saharan rally is an addiction. But no amount of e xperience seems to...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
