autorickshaws

Two weeks of crazy adventures lie behind our 17 brave teams participating in this year’s Mumbai Xpress, a rickshaw adventure across India for the daring ones. We’ve already reported from the first days of the challenge, now you can find our teams made it till the finish line and what adventures they met on their way!...Read More

Leaving the cyclone behind, day 2 on the Rickshaw Challenge took us away from the coast into deep Tamil Nadu, into the mysical world of ancient temples, goats that eat everything, friendly locals, terrible roads and of course, more breakdowns.  Day 2, Pondicherry to Thanjavur  After a night of partying, most of our teams slumped...Read More

A feature-length documentary about three American sisters, who were raised in India by missionary parents, as they travel back to the land of their childhood for the first time in fifty years. Directed and produced by Scott SheppardRead More

Hindu Coverage of the Classic Run 2012 in Thanjavur. ‘People are extremely helpful and friendly in India, said Ben from the United States. He was one of the participants in the Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2012 organised by CEMS consecutively for the sixth year now. Ben along with his other friends from nine countries across...Read More

Article from The Wall Street Journal on unique ways of travel, with a reference to the almighty Rickshaw Challenge. ‘Other races are more focused on an experience, such as the Rickshaw Challenge, where participants pilot the three-wheeled vehicles also known as tuk-tuks to drive as far as 1,180 miles across India. “I wanted to make...Read More

‘Super Power’, is an attempt to go beyond long held stereotypes of India  and to touch on the personal readings of four Artists from the US, who have spent months interacting with India through the lens of culture. Carrie Fonder from Detroit, Rebecca Layton from Austin, Jenny Mullins from Washington and Lily Stockman from Los Angeles, each have a unique...Read More

Mumbai autorickshaws are called `ricksha’ by the local commuters. Chennai rests easy with the name `auto’. You can hop into a Mumbai autorickshaw in the dead of the night. He will drop you home and give you back the exact change. You can hop into any autorickshaw whose owner agrees to ply you at night...Read More

A majority of Indian auto rickshaws have no doors or seatbelts. They are generally yellow or green in colour and have a black roof on the top. Their design varies considerably from place to place. In some locations, they have an extra plank on the seat to accommodate a fourth passenger. In reality it is...Read More

A proposal for starting pre-paid fare for autorickshaws and streamlining their movement at the Pune railway station has been stuck for nearly eight months now. The result passengers leaving the railway station continue to be fleeced as they are forced to pay lump-some charges demanded by the autorickshaw drivers. Full article hereRead More

Faced with the clampdown on overloading and imposition of the three plus one (driver) norm, autorickshaws in the city seem to have turned to fleecing passengers in the name of compensating their fare loss. Full article hereRead More