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a man pulling a rickshaw with two school girls riding atop
September 30, 2020

Rickshaw Ridge

A rickshaw puller takes children to school in Kolkata, India. When this photo was published in April 2008, Kolkata was considering banning rickshaws completely.
Photograph by Ami Vitale, Nat Geo Image Collection

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