India

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

Rickshaw, the popular mode of transport in India, will soon ply the streets of the East Midlands town of Leicester, better known as ‘Little India’. Rides will be offered to shoppers and tourists free as the rickshaws will be sponsored by companies which will have their logos displayed on the sides.  Similar rickshaws were introduced in...Read More

Fourteen teams of world travelers will kick of the New Year 2009 with an epic 11-day endurance race which will see them making their way across southern India in auto rickshaws. In what is hailed as “An amazing race for the clinically insane“, the 2009 Classic Run is an endurance motor rally organized by Chennai...Read More

In the light of the Mumbai attacks, travel writer Beth Whitman gives 4 reasons why you should still travel to India: 1. India is a huge, sprawling country The chances that something will happen to you are miniscule. Imagine canceling your trip to Italy because there was a bombing in Ireland. You wouldn’t even consider...Read More

Chennai autos have been in the bad books of the locals as well the tourists for their bargaining and for not following the meter system as in other cities. The launch of the TFA or the Tourist Friendly Auto scheme has given these ‘auto-walas’ an edge above their counterparts who serve the local residents within...Read More

India’s leading travel search engine, Zoomtra.com, has launched a contribution platform for travel bloggers. The platform named Travel Blogs is a collection of hand-picked blogs written by some of the most eminent travel bloggers of the country. It is a one-of-its-kind platform that will enable travel bloggers from India to showcase and share their travel...Read More

The Gujarat government is planning a fleet of distinctively coloured auto-rickshaws, very different from the green-yellow paint combination of three-wheelers plying the state roads today. It plans to offer a toll-free number, ‘109’. And it wants to turn the rickshaw into the poor man’s Rolls Royce with services such as phone, newspapers, bottled water and...Read More

Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is often called The Gateway to South India. Established by the British in the 17th century, the city is known for its rich arts scene. It is also home to Kollywood, the southern Indian film industry. Poet, painter, photographer and writer Sharanya Manivannan, 23, says the city’s cultural vibrancy gives...Read More

The rickshaws which were used in CEAT Mumbai Xpress- 2008 have been brought back to Chennai. These heroes will be remembered..  Click here for full photo album. Most of these beauties are for sale to the ardent collectors in ‘AS IN’ condition, or you may choose to give our pimps a hand in making it...Read More

The humble auto rickshaw is hailed as kitschy and cool, as it springs up in ads and art as the ultimate metaphor for a crazy, urban life. A wobbly three-wheeler that trundles through the traffic, its two-stroke engine lugging four people at a Prozac pace of 40km/hr, the autorickshaw hasn’t been the most stylish vehicle...Read More