The rickshaw puller is a poor man. He earns his living by driving a rickshaw. He has to work like a beast of burden. We see a large number of rickshaw pullers at the railway station and bus stands. They are seen waiting for passengers.
Generally the rickshaw belongs to a rich man. The rickshaw puller hires it and pays a fixed amount to the owner of the rickshaw daily. Sometimes the rickshaw puller does not get passengers. It becomes difficult for him to pay the hire charges. The rickshawpuller appears as half-starved. He wears torn and dirty clothes. He can not afford to take rich meal. He has to take the cheapest food.
The life of the rickshaw puller is very hard. It is in fact miserable. He has to work hard from dawn to dusk. He gets up early in the morning and brings his rickshaw to a curving on the road. There he waits for the passengers. He pulls heavy loads on his rickshaw. He pulls men, women and children. He takes them to their destinations. Generally the rikhshaw puller drives the rickshaw till mid-day. He goes to a road side stall and takes the cheapest food. Then he starts driving again, He drives the rickshaw till evening. Then he returns the rickshaw to the owner. At night, the owner gives rickshaw to another rickshaw puller on another fixed hire charges. He has to drive rickshaw in the burning heat and bitting cold. He does not earn much and is always hand to mouth. He has to pull rickshaw in crowded and busy roads. Sometimes he has to meet accidents. The rickshaw puller does not get healthy food. He becomes a prey to several diseases.
The rickshaw puller serves the society. He carries our loads at cheap rates. He often carries our luggage on his shoulders when we get down from the rickshaw. He deserves the pity of the passengers.
