Bhubaneswar, Jan. 5 -- In India, auto-rickshaw drivers are often resilient migrants or locals from modest backgrounds, seeking daily income and independence. Many are school dropouts, displaced workers, or heirs to a family auto. Street-smart and patient, they navigate chaos carrying the city's untold stories. An educated, fluent English-speaking auto driver still shocks- would anyone really quit a corporate job to drive one?

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