Photo Essay – The Good Autowallas, Around Town
The necessary people.
[Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi]
With the minimum fare for autos increasing from Rs 10 to Rs 19, Delhi hopes that autowallas will finally agree to stick to the law. Their unwillingness to charge by the meter is the sole reason why the bhaiyyas are widely despised. Otherwise, they are polite, friendly and sometimes, plain fun. Once, while going from Connaught Place to Anand Vihar, the auto The Delhi Walla was in had no radio. On expressing boredom, the driver offered his mobile and earphones. The rest of the journey was spent listening to the live commentary of a cricket match. That is just one instance of their general niceness. In the summers, many even offer passengers water when they stop at roadside water-carts. Who does that in today’s age?
Loving God, respecting customers
The portrait of the autowalla as an honest man
Running by the meter
Friendly and smiling
Pride in the auto, pride in the moustache
Like my uncle
His driving is as cool as his ponytail
He too is honest
Taking a break
Gearing up
All smiles
The bhaiyya and his sawari (customer)
Anxious for his Titanic
See, so cool
Big City Loneliness
After the hard day’s work
Lovable, kissable
Somebody’s dad
United colours of Delhi
Catching up with blood and blasts
Straight ahead
Honest men
Chaloge, bhaiyya
May God be with you
This time, I sure hope they go by the meter. And stop refusing fares too.
kuch khaas maza nahin aya
You were plain lucky my boy, just plain lucky !!! 🙂
I love the way we can see you in the first picture….
hahahah sum autodrivers are vry nice nd polite but SOME