Kms Of India - Difficult life of a new HCV chasis driver

Heat wave, cold wave, rain, hailstorm, blizzard, day, night, dry roads, flooded roads, smooth expressways, broken state highways ..... the drivers in open cabins with barely a canvas canopy (or even nothing at all) brave it all to earn a rightful living for themselves and their dear ones at home. Life is not same for everyone. We crib even after having all possible comforts in life. 

On his drive from Bangalore to Goa in August 2023 with wife, Indian Roadie Sriram Shankar spotted the driver of a new Ashok Leyland chasis who was driving it from the factory to some dealer to some unknown location, sleeping on the floor of the chasis. Neither was there a comfortable mattress nor was there any fancy pillow. 

Let's thank almighty for whatever material comfort or infrastructure we have and not crib. 

Location: Ranebennur, KA. 

August 2023. 

Photo credit: Sriram Shankar 

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Kms Of India - Goods carrier Tempo spotted in Madhopur, Punjab in 2018

Spotted this grand old Tempo 3 wheeler at a filling station in Madhopur, Punjab. 

Only a handful of these are still seen ferrying people and goods in some pockets of rural and semi-urban India. 

The design is intriguing because the two rear wheels had an inwards slant of nearly 30 degrees at the points of contact with the road. As the load increased, the wheels straightened up. 

Photo courtesy: Malvinder Pal Singh, IndianRoadie follower. 

P.S: This is a repost from the Indian Roadie 'page' where the content was posted for the first time on 2018-10-27. 

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Kms Of India - Elderly lady clicked with tiranga in Assam on 2023-08-15

Even at her advanced age she did not miss out on expressing her unstinted love for India on the 77th Independence Day of the Nation on 15th August 2023. 

Location: Somewhere in Assam 

Photo credit: Ajay Choudhury 

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Kms Of India - AC in a cottage in HP to temporarily preserve fruits, vegetables

Spotted by a roadie somewhere in Himachal Pradesh in August 2023. 

The AC has been installed as a stopgap 'jugaad' (hack) to prevent vegetables and fruits from rotting even before those are transported to 'mandis' (retail/ wholesale markets). 

To spot these unique scenes from across India, a true roadie must follow a strict policy of No Planned Night Driving. Indian Roadie and associated forums have no sympathies for zombies who drive for clocking social media likes/ views. 

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Kms Of India - mobile tyre repair shop in Rajgarh, Rajasthan

After widening of National Highway commenced in Rajgarh, Rajasthan, about 65 kms from Churu (the district HQ) , a tyre puncture repair shop went out of business because his roadside shop was pulled down. The shop owner invested about ₹1 lakh and bought an old Mahindra jeep in mid 2023. He installed all his equipments, including the air compressor on his jeep and became a mobile tyre repairwala. 

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Kms Of India - Tempo being used as passenger vehicle in Punjab

Popular mode of public transport which can be spotted even on National Highways in Punjab in 2023. 

'Bhatsuar' was what these vehicles were called because of its looks, in certain parts of India. 

In some places, people used to call these 'Ganeshji'! 

The design was intriguing because the two rear wheels had an inwards slant of nearly 30 degrees at the points of contact with the road. As the load increased, the wheels straightened up. 

A true roadie will drive with his eyes wide open during the day to spot these rare gems of yesteryears. 

Therefore, vote for No Planned Night Driving. 

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Kms Of India - He sells dosas on his bicycle in Mumbai

The gentleman has been selling dosas on his bicycle since the past 25+ years in Mumbai. 

Video courtesy: Yum Yum India 

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Kms Of India - Milestone near Shaktigarh while enroute from Kolkata to Varanasi

A milestone on NH19 (erstwhile, NH2) near Shaktigarh (famous for 'lyangcha' sweets) in West Bengal while driving from Kolkata to Varanasi was spotted sometime in 2013. 

These ubiquitous milestones on National Highways may not be visible at all anywhere in India by 2030. 

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Kms Of India - Replica of Chandrayaan to be carried from Kolkata to Tarakeswar for Sravan Festival 2023-08

These are not students of any of the famous engineering colleges but are humble kids who live in the slums around Panditiya Road (as you can make out from the images in the background) in Kolkata 700029 and yet, so enamoured are they of India's space program that they have painstakingly built this replica of Chandrayaan and will be carrying this to the famous Shiv Temple at Tarakeshwar (for the annual Sravan festival) to have it blessed by Bhagwan Shiv and ensure its safe and successful descent on the Lunar surface. I am sure that the Lord who carries the Moon in the matted locks of his hair will listen to their prayers (and mine too!) and allow Chandrayaan to make a safe, soft landing on the Moon. 

JaiHind, Jai ISRO.
Photo credit: Haimanti Goswami Banerjee.
Clicked on: 2023-08-05.
Caption credit: Indian Roadie Dr. Prithwis Mukerjee.
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Kms Of India - Old lady in Khandgiri, OD by Chinmay Biswas 2018-03-11

Khandgiri, Odisha. 

2018-03-11. 

Every kilometre of India can be a photographer's delight provided he/ she has an eye for spotting anything that's out of the box. 

Photographer: Indian Roadie Chinmay Biswas. 

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