Outside Thane station, a passenger walks up to a shared auto. The driver calls out a locality name. Passengers climb in.
The ride proceeds with barely a word exchanged.
This is how Mumbai's auto ecosystem works. It runs on functional shorthand.
Yet Maharashtra has set an Aug 15 deadline for drivers to learn Marathi or risk losing their permits.
The govt said it was for commuters. So we went and asked them 👇 (1/10)
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