Of course, I am talking about the dark future of rickshaws and rickshaw pullers.

Once upon a time there was a rickshaw pulled by Kolkata

From the main road to the alley

Police no longer allow rickshaws on Kolkata's main roads The first reason is that the traffic is congested due to slow vehicles like rickshaws But another reason is that it is not safe to ride a rickshaw these days As a result, rickshaw pullers have taken refuge in the alleys of old Kolkata, where there is no rush of busy traffic. Many North Kolkata residents still prefer to ride a rickshaw in a swaying rice.

Reasons to use yet

The rickshaws of antiquity could not compete with the speed or comfort of any modern mechanical vehicle. There are some specific reasons as to how it remained in Calcutta Many older people still prefer to ride rickshaws because this vehicle is absolutely hassle-free for them.

For the same reason, many children of the house also ride rickshaws while going to school However, the biggest advantage of rickshaws in the city of Kolkata is understood in the rainy season

Rickshaw Workshop

• Since rickshaws still run on city streets, rickshaws do not even have their own hospital for repairs, and there are still a couple of survivors. These are especially for repairing hand drawn rickshaws No other work is done here But nowadays it is difficult because the income is decreasing every day There is also a lack of people who know the job Even if people are found, there is not enough work to give them The shop owner spends the day lying down

Wheel made of wood

Rickshaws are made or repaired but the old system is still in use Rickshaw wheels are still made of wood The middle part is iron as usual, but for the rest of the wheels, the craftsmen have to procure high quality wood that will take the rickshaw through the rough roads of the city in the winter-summer-rainy season. In order to prevent the rickshaw from collapsing, a good craftsman is needed as well as good wood or iron.

Seat mattress made of straw

Rickshaw pullers are equally careful so that the riders do not suffer In order for the passenger seat to be in good condition, it is regularly taken care of Do you know what is in the opening of this mattress made of cloth and colored plastic? No, not cotton or foam, unadulterated straw Have you ever seen a pattern of using nature-friendly materials in any other urban vehicle? Rickshaws do not spread pollution, it is also a matter of care.

Inhuman

However, hand-drawn rickshaws are going up from Kolkata Because, one man is dragging another man, it seems very inhuman to many The same thing happens with bicycle rickshaws, but the rider gets some mechanical advantage with the paddle. Although there is no end to the romance with this rickshaw The whole climax scene of director Bimal Roy's 'Do Bigha Zamin' is set in a two-handed rickshaw pull.

Is it time to say goodbye?

So at the end of the day, when the shadows lengthen in the setting sun, and a rickshaw waiting to be parked on one side of the road, the busy city rushes past him, as if to remind him again and again, it's time to say goodbye. Much is being lost today to keep up with the pace of modern times.

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