Essay on a Rickshaw-Puller Introduction: We see many rickshaw-pullers in cities and towns‚ in stations‚ in stands in village centers. They have become a very common feature now-a-days. Most of us ride the rickshaws‚ many times in life. But none of us knows fully the life or the daily life of rickshaw-puller. Title: We call him rickshaw-puller because he pulls a rickshaw and it is his profession. Beforehand there were only hand-drawn rickshaws. Now we find cycle-rickshaws. Carrying a
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The word “rickshaw” is an abbreviation of the Japanese word “Jinrikisha” or “Rikisha”.[1] In the 1880s‚ the rickshaw began to displace gharries (horse-drawn carriages) as the main mode of cheap transport in Singapore.[2] A comprehensive study of the “rickshaw” in 1921 Singapore necessarily examines rickshaws as a mode of transport‚ as well as an avenue to gain insights into the lives of rickshaw pullers. In the latter sense‚ rickshaws serve to bring the lives of the common people into sharper contrast
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A Rickshaw Puller A rickshaw puller is a poor man. He toils hard for the whole day‚ from morning till late night. His life is hard. He earns his livelihood by driving a rickshaw. He pulls the rickshaw in scorching sun‚ at chill winter nights and even in heavy rains. He is a useful member of our society. His service is in equal demand in cities‚ towns‚ villages and metros. It is the rickshaw puller who takes us to those places where other means of transportation are not accessible. A rickshaw puller
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TO BE OUR SALVATION? The auto rickshaw is set to enter the mass market as its production soars The economic growth in the Third World since the beginning of the 21st century has been inexorable. It has fuelled a stronger demand for a large range of goods; such as electronics‚ meat and fuel‚ as well as many services; such as healthcare‚ financial planning and legal advice. Among these items is the auto rickshaw‚ also known as the three-wheeler or the motorised rickshaw. It has taken the world by storm
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Plight of the Rickshaw-pullers 3 LITERATURE REVIEW 4 The Growth of the “Rickshaw Culture” 4 Rickshaw-pulling as the Preferred Choice of Profession 4 An Employment Generation Case for Rickshaws 5 A Humane Argument against Rickshaw-pulling 5 Arguments for the Existence of Rickshaws in the City 6 Recent News Concerning Bans on Rickshaws and the Importance of Our 6 Research 6 HYPOTHESIS 7 METHODOLOGY 8 DATA ANALYSIS 9 Ideas and insights from the interviews 9 The Survey of Rickshaw-pullers 15
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Suraj Cyril THE RICKSHAW The opening scene The story is being narrated by a man. He starts by talking about the different transportation that is found in the city. Shows traffic of the city. Traffic lights go on and off‚ pedestrian signs trying to help people cross the busy roads of Bangalore. The different types of transportation are focused on‚ and slowly starts to show the metro then the taxis and the buses. In the end they turn towards the auto rickshaws. It shows people getting in and out of
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Through telling the story of Xiangzi‚ Lao She’s "Rickshaw" moulds a woman in Hu Niu that is the antithesis of everything that a woman should be in the traditional society of that period. In the time-honoured Chinese culture‚ there has long been a strong prejudice against women of power. Every unfavourable image has been linked with particularly those who have proved especially formidable. Throughout the histories that have been written by mostly men where views as traditional as Xiangzi’s have been
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CHAPTER 1: • Categories of rickshaw pullers are elaborated. Xiangzi is introduced as a high class puller‚ distinguished from others by his qualities. His passion for his rickshaw is shown. Through the simplicity with which he plans his life‚ his other qualities are brought out. By praising his good qualities‚ there are small flaws that are brought out‚ because of his simplicity and overconfidence‚ so there is a foreshadowing of future conflict. Then he finds a rickshaw and sets a goal of one and
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The effect of society on the outcome of an individual’s goals in Lao She’s “Rickshaw Boy” In our present society‚ the role of an individual may seem to have little significance in the grand scheme of things. However‚ the lifestyle one partakes is important‚ and it will shape not only oneself‚ but will also influence many of those around‚ as well as society influencing the role of the individual. In the novel “Rickshaw Boy” by Lao She‚ the protagonist‚ Xiangzi‚ is representative of an average man
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Exploring socio-economic condition of auto rickshaw drivers: a study conducted in Sylhet city Submitted to Dr. Tulshi Kumar Das Professor Dept. of social work Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Submitted by Research group-A
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