Big Wheels

Transport is the life blood of commerce, and the variety of vehicles used to move goods in India never ceases to amaze me.
















Carts are hauled by all manner of livestock throughout India, camels in Rajasthan  ponies in Kashmir and oxen through the rest of India.











Even in Mumbai, Oxen drawn carts navigate the crowded streets moving goods every day.











Carts are the basis for many small business. They are pushed into location each morning read for a day of providing Indian fast food.....











..... and fruit and vegetables. Importantly, no trader is without their mobile phone.

Tricycles are used to deliver the Government subsidised gas bottles every day. They are pushed uphill and riden downhill.









All manner of goods are moved by bicycle.  Eggs, bread, papers, rice, live chickens, milk, tiffins, fruit and vegetables, and all manner of construction materials including large sheets of plywood are moved everyday by bicycle.  The bicycle of choice is the ubiquitous Hercules with it distinctive double head tube, single gear and a frame that seems to be too large for the majority of Mumbaikers






Hand carts are used for heavy haulage, sometimes attended to by 6-8 workers if they are moving construction material. In this case, the load of the day is plastic taken for recycling at Dharavi.