Both the trucks had very similar design. And both of them have honking as their theme. One says ‘Blow Horn’ and the other Horn Please.
Blow Horn!
On the first truck it says ‘Hari Om‘ (a religious Hindu chanting) and then maa ka ashirvad (mother’s blessings). Between the wheels there is a small plate says ladli (pet).
Use Dipper at Night!
This one says ‘use dipper at night,’ though I don’t know why. Another peculiar Indian driving habit is to drive on full beam at night. The roads that are pitch dark I can understand the need of the full beam but then we hardly dip it even on well lit roads. The lower plate on this one says ‘buri nazar wale tera muh kala!’ A difficult phrase for me to translate. I had a look at google and it has been translated as ‘Back off or smoke in your face.’
Now that I am forced to spend so much more time on the road what to do but to write about trucks. Let us see when I get bored out of it.
some of the best creative minds and painters showcasing their talent silents… they deserve some recognition…
It seems all these truck waalahs have stopped writing "OK Tata Bye Bye". BTW I recently returned from an 11 days vacation to Peru – photos are here: http://atulks.myphotoalbum.com
hahah..how do u manage to chase the vehicles yar.?! boss, i really admire u yaar..
I have been following your blog for a while now and I wish to say that you indeed capture some of the most inventive sights in India and abroad. Let's take this post for example…most of us Indians would have just passed by these trucks without blinking twice, but you had the intuition to capture this and share it with the world…i am a big fan of yours…rather you are my inspiration…Sankarahttp://sankaracs.blogspot.com
Good Ones, Mridula….. great idea… there are so many interesting ones… but never thought of taking pics, myself!
I agree Shrinidhi.Atul how come you have uploaded so few pictures from Peru?Ramesh most of the times I am driving behind them!Sankara many thanks for your kind words. The water fall pictures at your blog are smashing.Anu, now I am sure you will do!
oh first i thought this truck and the one in the previous post were same! they must have been painted by the same person, i guess… anyways nice to see a cow n calf on the truck.
I think this is a very common theme and any painter might do it or who knows there are just a few who do it.