Archive for March, 2013

Our About Us section presents the genesis of AutoRaja. It was in fact a little over two years back that one of the founding members of the organisation was engaged in profiling the lives and auto-rickshaw operations of drivers in Chennai. Soon, in late 2010, a larger study proving to be the first of its kind in India was conducted by Chennai City Connect.^[1] Read more

Auto-rickshaw drivers are ubiquitous public servants! Yes, you read that right. With over 1 lakh^[1] of them just in the Chennai Metropolitan Area and professing to take you to any nook and corner of the city and its outskirts, autos play a crucial role in transportation. It cannot be denied either that most of the city loves to dislike drivers; even those that are on a short visit to the city are warned of the all-true fleecing nature of drivers. Read more