indranilbhattacharya
one hundred years of pulling
Hand-pulled rickshaws have been a part of Calcutta's daily commuting since the turn of twentieth century. Today, mostly the northern parts of the city ( adjacent to the river 'Ganges' ) hold fort for this age old means of local transportation, after the communist govt. banned it in 2006.
While governments have came up with various proposals for these people over the last 10 years or so (and nothing being executed at ground zero), rickshaw-pullers cling on to the footpaths at night for survival, in the 'City of Joy.'
one hundred years of pulling
Hand-pulled rickshaws have been a part of Calcutta's daily commuting since the turn of twentieth century. Today, mostly the northern parts of the city ( adjacent to the river 'Ganges' ) hold fort for this age old means of local transportation, after the communist govt. banned it in 2006.
While governments have came up with various proposals for these people over the last 10 years or so (and nothing being executed at ground zero), rickshaw-pullers cling on to the footpaths at night for survival, in the 'City of Joy.'