Tuesday, October 25, 2005


bombay rickshawalas and their own little world they create, with their music! i have never seen rickshwalas who are more flashy, whether its their music or the stuff they use to decorate their rickshaws with.
glitter by Chamki at 12:04 AM

2 comments:

  1. Aky B12:22 AM, June 29, 2011

    I think the Delhi rickshaw walas are a lot more jazzy, seriously! Just head to old delhi and you'll know what I'm talking about. Think strip lights, speakers, red LED blinkers and posters of Kartina and Kareena

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  2. Chamki7:25 AM, June 29, 2011

    Well, in 2005 when this post was written Delhi auto rickshaws in Delhi hadn't yet changed to CNG. There was a noticeable difference in the attitude of a Delhi autorickshaw riders mood and that of its Bombay counterpart.

    The first would totally check you out and depending on your fashion choices figure if you were worth staring at through the rare view mirror for the duration of the trip. Plus a quick calculation of adding 3/4th to the metre.

    I've had a million gazzilion petrol auto rides from the station to West Delhi where the auto would stop after passing a bridge and run to the back with a cloth wipe a blackened part of the machine and start up again. As a record we've had to change autos for this problem at least 8 times.

    Now, with the metro etc. Things are very different. Delhi's rickshaw and driver are happier,(or so I would like to believe) chilling under a metro station over some nimbu pani, knowing every 4 minutes pretty ladies with crease-less salwars and sarees will step out. whereas Bombay's rickshaw rider is a bit like Bombay, street smart, blaring Bollywood, and runnning trips of share-an-auto.

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