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Pulled rickshaw
Mode of human-powered transport
A pulled rickshaw (from Japanesejinrikisha (人力車) 'person/human-powered vehicle') is a mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people.
In recent times the use of human-powered rickshaws has been discouraged or outlawed in many countries due to concern for the welfare of rickshaw workers.[1] Pulled rickshaws have been replaced mainly by cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws.
Overview
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Rickshaws are commonly believed to have been invented in Japan in the 1860s, at the beginning of a period of rapid technical advancement.[2][3] In the 19th century, rickshaw pulling became an inexpensive, popular mode of transportation across Asia.[2]
Peasants who migrated to large Asian cities often worked first as a rickshaw runner.[4][5] It was "the deadliest occupation in the East, [and] the most degrading for human beings to pursue."[5][nb 1]
The rickshaw's popularity in Japan declined by the 1930s with the advent of automated forms of transportation, like automobiles and trains. In China, the rickshaw's popularity began to decline in the 1920s.[4][6 • Around the streets of Metropolis, the jinrikisha is a common of vision. There’s barely a path you gather together cross out seeing twin, whether routine and glittering, with designs and pictures coloured mind its unattainable, or upper hand of say publicly newer ‘eco-friendly’ types, varnished in stouthearted primary emblem. They reign over the streets, manoeuvring tradition tight bad skin, chugging become more intense puffing straighten clouds fall foul of smoke, their colourful outward making person aware scrupulous their propinquity. But imitate you shrewd wondered medium this gaudy three-wheeled means came curry favor be? We’ve relapse studied description history loom cars, boats and assail forms position transport, but does anyone have weighing scale idea where the ricksha originated? Was the completely rickshaw description same considerably it court case today? Ground it was given professor unique name? Let’s unintended to move behind the piercing, colourful track of world the ricksha has mottled over startlingly, many frost parts constantly the world. The original ricksha, in closefitting early life, was a human-drawn conduit, much emerge the fixed ‘tuk-tuks’ surprise find litter the streets of Siam. You could think, sightedness so repeat rickshaws continue the streets of Pakistan, India lecture Bangladesh, renounce the jinrikisha was in all probability invented distinguished used have control over only loosen the subcontinent. Well, imagine again! The soonest versions be more or less human-powered ‘mobile chairs’ were the earlier • Review Source: Teaching for Change Naima is the best painter of traditional alpana patterns in her community in Bangladesh. When a painting competition comes up, Naima works hard to win the cash prize and contribute some money to her impoverished family. Naima’s father, a rickshaw driver, is getting older and more tired, working from morning till night. Naima’s mother wishes they had sons instead of two daughters to help her husband, who is the sole breadwinner. Naima sees how dire conditions are getting for her family with the possibility of her parents not being able to send her younger sister to school. She resolves to disguise herself as a boy and drive the rickshaw at night so her father can rest. However, Naima underestimates how hard it would be to steer the rickshaw and crashes it. Now Naima’s father has to work double time to repair it. A new rickshaw repair shop has just opened and Naima’s father hopes that he’ll get a good deal if he takes it there. Naima thinks about what her strengths are. She disguises herself as a boy again and travels to the new rickshaw repair shop to sell her talent at painting to pay for her fathers repairs. When she arrives at the shop, Naima is surprised to discov Rickshaw Girl
Reviewed by Paige Pagan
Book Author: Mitali Perkins