Kerala Feeds: <<=M=H=O=>> An ode to people’s taxi

Friday, December 21, 2007

<<=M=H=O=>> An ode to people’s taxi

An ode to people's taxi
Long live the great contraption!

THOUGH

dubbed by some

as a suicidal contraption on three wheels,

autorickshaw

for an ordinary Indian

is indeed a divine mode of conveyance.

Rain or shine,

the vehicle is available to anyone

— even in the middle of the night.

In most of the below poverty line families,

the bread winner owns

or plies this vehicle.

The autos come on to the streets

after the morning pooja and garlanding —

for the safety of the vehicle and passengers.

The other day

when I was taking

one of my friends to some hospital ,

my 'old faithful' let me down right

on the middle of the road.

The timely and 'divine' arrival of the poor man's taxi

saved the situation and in the process

I succeeded in saving perhaps the life of my friend.

The auto's merits are many and varied.

These days most of the autowallahs

have mobiles which help the callers

to fetch them in no time.

They will take you to places the mention

of which will make the taxi drivers frown

and run for their life.

This is not all.

When the husbands leave for work,

the housewives hop into them

and go for their shopping spree.

The people

who call it a suicidal contraption

perhaps are afraid of its failure to meet

the safety standards.

But,

then,

no vehicle is safe

enough to travel in our country.

Nursery and other schools

make use of autos abundantly.

An auto filled with at least ten children

plying to the schools is a common sight in our towns.

And the auto drivers who have a good sense

of humour keep the children happy and safe too.

Truly,

this 'contraption' is

a boon to the masses.

Long live the great contraption!

--
Sriram Savarkar
Hinduism is more a way of life than a method of worship.
Dharmo Rakshati Rakshithaha
If you protect Dharma, Dharma will in turn protect you

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