It was just another hot day in Jaipur when Harish, an autorickshaw driver, sees Whitney, a University of Chicago student, in the distance and was awestruck. He asks her out for a cup of tea and she says no. He asks again, and she says no again. But Harish’s persistence pays off, by the fourth...Read More
The World’s smallest cinema moves on three rickshaw wheels Flick-shaw could have been just another rickshaw, though with a weird look. Destiny though, had some other plans for the London rickshaw and it came out to be the world’s smallest cinema. Made for Virgin Media Shorts Awards at the BFI, the 126cm by 130cm rickshaw...Read More
US tourist hitches rickshaw, weds driver in a week: A 26-year-old American tourist travelling in India hitched a ride in a rickshaw last week and married the driver a few days later. Whitney from Chicago met her prince charming in Jaipur in Rajasthan, a state west of the capital famous for its stately palaces, after...Read More
Cool piece about the 2009 Mumbai Xpress stop in Bangalore. Thirteen autos arrived yesterday evening to our school to park their autos and were to leave this morning at a flag-off from the school. Bangalore isn’t the small town it used to be and the traffic, traffic rules and road-conditions make it an extremely ardous affair...Read More
We are getting a bit nostalgic here as the Mumbai Xpress 09 is just around the corner… I came across the below clip which is a glimpse/taste of Mumbai Xpress 2008 madness. We are eagerly waiting for this year xpress as it’s going to be a BLAST! Rickshaw on fire/ there goes the pimping team...Read More
By the end of this month, autos from the city will take off on a 1000-km rally into the heart of the south Deft and tough, autorickshaws of the city have helped us see through several travails. They have withstood bumpy roads, speed breakers and traffic jams. This time around, they are all geared up...Read More
