An ode to Hero Hiralal
India, June 10 -- The first thing a passenger notices in the auto rickshaw is that this is no ordinary Delhi auto. It sustains a sprawling world.
The auto has two fans, a small LED television, a mirror on the ceiling, a rear-view camera, charging points for mobile phones, free Wi-Fi for passengers, a stack of tissue paper, a couple of newspapers, a pen, mineral water bottles, and the national flag. The back bears a photo poster of the driver himself.
Rajesh Sinha, aka Raj Bhai (that's the name grandly displayed on the auto), has been driving on Delhi roads for more than a decade. The vehicle is a 2015 model, but Raj Bhai calls it "tiptop".
He says he has spent 1.5 lakh rupees on upgrading the auto, almost as much as the cost of an auto itse...
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