What Accounts for the Difference in Autorickshaw Driver Behavior in Mumbai and Delhi?
“According to law, autorickshaw drivers must only go by the meter reading that is reported after a commuter’s trip is finished. However in Delhi, there are hardly any autorickshaw drivers who go by this law, and instead they quote nefariously high prices. In Mumbai though, no matter what the time of the day or night, the drivers go by the meter.”
How to Cheat the Mumbai Train System
“…the commuter trains of Mumbai serve six million passengers daily but the system isn’t equipped to check everyone’s ticket…”
why delhi’s buses are so deadly: an economic analysis
“The Blueline [Delhi bus]’s grim numbers stem entirely from two perverse economic incentives: the driver’s salary is wholly dependent on how many fares he picks up, and each bus is in direct competition with every other bus on the route.”
Obituary: Gayatri Devi
Gayatri Devi, Indian princess turned politician, was renowned for her beauty and elegance: she was once listed by Vogue as one of the world’s 10 most beautiful women. At one point, in 1975 during Indira Gandhi’s state of emergency , she was jailed for allegedly violating the tax laws.