Category Archives: On the Road
Rickshaw visionary
A rather amazing story from south Chennai, Annadurai, a shared-auto driver with a passion for his job. More information in this article. It just goes to show that is it not the job that matters but the conviction that fuels it.
Snooze time
A great photo of a truck in traffic with someone sleeping after what was likely a strenuous manual loading of the truck during the late hours of the night. A very common site on Indian city roads. (Photo by: Sukanto Debnath)
Speeding cow
The quick panthers
In Bangalore, a special mounted traffic police use the fastest Indian bikes to chase traffic offenders. They are called the Hoysala. Their bikes are painted in the colours of the Asiatic Cheetah and make for a comical appearance.
The monkey-god
Monkey god and at the service of Ram in the epic Ramayana , Hanuman is also the flying god. Revellers off to an Hindu festival.