By Dr. Arnob Gupta

Part I

It was one of those hot and sultry May nights in Delhi. There was no movement of any sort. It was midnight, and I was on my bike stuck in a traffic jam for the past 15 minutes, only one kilometre from where the Chandigarh Highway started. On my left was an auto rickshaw, on my right a minivan. The motors had long been switched off, and a glance revealed that the drivers were on screensaver mode. In front were three cycle rickshaws, whose riders looked like they were cozying up for a short nap. For those who don’t know what a cycle rickshaw can do, here are some performance stats.