All posts tagged: Autorickshaw

AR Rahman reaches Nagore Dargah in auto-rickshaw to attend Kanduri festival

Published by Webster

Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 24 (ANI): Music maestro AR Rahman visited the Nagore Dargah in Nagapattinam to attend the Kanduri festival. HT Image The ace musician arrived in an auto-rickshaw to participate in the festival yesterday. In the visuals, the Oscar award winner was seen wearing a maroon kurta. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here The 14-day Kandhuri Festival, also known as the Nagore Dargah Festival, is celebrated from the first to the fourteenth day of saint Shahul Hamid’s death anniversary during the Islamic month of Jamathul Aagir. Saint Hazrath Syed Shahul Hamid was the revered 13th-generation descendent of Saint Sufi. He achieved wider recognition for treating the physical illness of Thanjavur’s 16th-century Hindu king Achuthappa Nayak. This historic significance allures the peculiar participation of Hindu devotees during the Kandhuri Festival. The festival’s opening day is commemorated by the hoisting of a sacred flag, which is then carried by chariots to the Nagore Dargah. From the second to the seventh day, holy saints read the …

Two killed, four hurt in Telangana as autorickshaw overturns while trying to avoid hitting monkey

Published by Webster

Two women labourers died and four others sustained injuries, one of them seriously, after the autorickshaw carrying them overturned at Poshettipalli village in Vemulawada mandal of Rajanna Sircilla district on Tuesday. The autorickshaw driver lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting a monkey that darted across the road near Poshettipalli late on Tuesday afternoon, sources said. In the impact, the autorickshaw turned upside down, killing two passengers. The deceased were J. Mallavva (58) and K. Balavva (55). Both the victims hailed from Poshettipalli. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. Source link

Read On the Way: Pune Auto-rickshaw Drivers To Keep Books, Aims To Encourage Reading Among Passengers

Published by Webster

Several autorickshaw drivers have decided to keep books and booklets in their vehicles, for both children and older passengers.(Representative Image) The president of the Women’s Autorickshaw Union, Soni Shendge, who has been driving an autorickshaw for the last one year said that she has a collection of books in English and Marathi The auto-rickshaw drivers of Pune launched an unique campaign on Saturday attempting to encourage passengers especially children to read books instead of being hooked to their mobile phones. The initiative comes at a time when the Pune Book Festival hosted by the National Book Trust began on Saturday. As per an Indian Express report, several auto-rickshaw drivers have decided to keep books and booklets in their vehicles, for both children and older passengers. The president of the Women’s Autorickshaw Union, Soni Shendge, who has been driving an autorickshaw for the last one year said that she has a collection of books in English and Marathi.  She and her husband, who also drives an autorickshaw, are a part of the campaign. In a conversation …

Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas’ date night included posing with auto-rickshaw | Bollywood

Published by Webster

After wrapping up two days of events at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), Priyanka Chopra shared photos of her ‘date night’ with husband Nick Jonas in Mumbai. They had an impromptu photo session on the streets of Mumbai with a rickshaw which she added to her post on Instagram. Priyanka also brought her one-year-old daughter Malti Marie Jonas to India for the first time and Nick is visiting India after several years as well. (Also read: Priyanka Chopra gets a kiss from Ranveer Singh after they dance to Gallan Goodiyaan at NMACC event. Watch) Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas attended a fashion event at the NMACC in Mumbai on Saturday. Taking to Instagram, Priyanka shared photographs of her outfit from day two of the NMACC launch in both a professional and non-professional setting. She wrote, “Date night and a (rickshaw emoji)…..with my forever guy @nickjonas.” Nick Jonas and Priyanka smile at one another as they pose with the black and yellow Mumbai rickshaw. She went on to thank those who helped put together …

`Rickshaw Rani` Twinkle Khanna`s special connection with autorickshaw revealed

Published by Webster

It`s always a surprising moment to see big celebrities doing ordinary things in public. On Saturday, author Twinkle Khanna dropped a video in which she can be seen riding in an auto-rickshaw with her daughter Nitara.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Twinkle Khanna (@twinklerkhanna) In her caption, Twinkle shared her special connection with autorickshaw, revealing her friends used to call her “Rickshaw Rani” when she was a teenager. She also penned a lengthy note narrating the story of one of her rickshaw rides. “Now you know why my first book had a rickshaw on the cover…As a teenager my friends used to call me `Rickshaw Rani` and I guess old habits die hard. I recall one ride where I began the journey by asking, `Bhaisaab, how many years have you been driving this auto?` The diminutive driver replied, `Memsaab one year now before I do embroidery work. I didn`t like… but good money. Saved and …