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South Asia: Rikshaaa! a film on three wheels

Categories: South Asia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Arts & Culture, Film, History, Music, Travel

Gaurav Mishra reviews [1] in Desicritics a musical documentary on Rickshaws and posts some insightful background on the rickshaws. An auto rickshaw (aliases: auto/rickshaw/ tempo/tuk-tuk) is a three-wheeler vehicle for hire and is part of the unique ID of South Asia. It is one of the chief modes of transport in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.