India, Aug. 26 -- A Reddit post about a late-night auto ride has gone viral after it revealed the unseen struggle of an auto driver working 14-16 hours a day to support his family.

The Redditor (Specialist_Meaning73) wrote about booking an auto after a late night at work in Gujarat. It was past 11 pm when the passenger met the driver, a man in his late 50s with a thin frame and tired eyes.

"The kind of India we ignore," the caption of the Reddit post reads.

According to the post, when asked if driving late was a daily routine, the auto driver gave a weary laugh.

The driver explained about having two daughters, one needing coaching fees and the other in school. Daily earnings came to about Rs.700-800, half of which went towards fuel an...