Not so long ago few cities in the world suffered a worse reputation than Calcutta. Its name conjured up visions of overcrowded slums, disease and of profound human misery that could only be relieved ...

CALCUTTA -- Wiry and wrinkled from 40 years of pulling rickshaws through Calcutta's clamorous streets, Ganesh Shaw fingers the round bell that serves as his horn, rolling it like a prayer bead as he ...

CALCUTTA — Wiry and wrinkled from 40 years of pulling rickshaws through Calcutta’s clamorous streets, Ganesh Shaw fingers the round bell that serves as his horn, rolling it like a prayer bead as he ...

If ever a film could create contact-calluses, “My Barefoot Friend: The Story of Shallim and His Old Rickshaw” is it. Portrait of a Job-like, Calcutta-based rickshaw driver who runs shoeless around the ...

Improvised three-wheeled contraptions fitted with an electric motor, popular as e-rickshaws, do not have any safety feature but form the backbone of last-mile connectivity in New Town that still limps ...

Kolkata:In a shocking turn of events, the father of a young woman who had alleged she was raped at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta's boys' hostel has denied any such assault, ...

Cycle and auto rickshaws are an essential part of the Asian urban transport infrastructure. The modern motorised auto rickshaw has evolved from the old traditional rickshaw propelled by human muscle ...