Rickshaws - India 12 Minutes 43 Seconds
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Author
journeymanpictures
Created
August 8, 2007
Updated
December 1, 2008
Length
12 Minutes 43 Seconds
Rating
4.64
Views
4,680
Description
April 2006
Kolkata, the city formally known as 'Calcutta', is the last place on earth where human powered rickshaws are the usual way of getting about. But, is this tradition finally coming to an end?
The Mayor of Kolkata Bikash Bhattacharya believes that "one human being pulling another" is inhumane. But if he doesn't offer alternative employment the wallahs won't stop without a fight. As a taxi driver put it 'It's a face off... fights are about to begin.'