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<p>Disambiguated: <a href="/wiki/Puducherry" title="Puducherry">Puducherry</a> → <a href="/wiki/Pondicherry" title="Pondicherry">Pondicherry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puducherry" title="Puducherry">Puducherry</a> → <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry (union territory)</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}<br /> {{unreferenced|date=February 2014}}<br /> {{Orphan|date=April 2014}}<br /> {{Infobox film<br /> | name = Men of Burden - Pedaling towards a Horizon<br /> | image =<br /> | caption = A [[Documentary film]] on life of [[Cycle rickshaw]]men in [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]], [[India]].<br /> | director = [[Raghu Jeganathan]]<br /> | producer = [[Ramesh Mourthy]]<br /> | writer = [[Kousalya Jegnathan]]<br /> | narrator = [[Domenic Romano]]<br /> | cinematography = [[Mohandass Radhakrishnan]]<br /> | music = [[Steve Gorn]]<br /> | editing = [[Raghu Jeganathan]]<br /> <br /> | distributor =<br /> | released = [[United States]]<br /> | runtime = 70 min.<br /> | language = [[English language|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br /> | budget =<br /> <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Men of Burden: Pedaling towards a Horizon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is a 2006 [[documentary film]] set in the city of [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]] in the Indian territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], about the [[cycle rickshaw]] industry. <br /> <br /> ==Background and content==<br /> [[File:Rick-row.jpg|thumb|Cycle rickshaws]]<br /> The documentary tells the story of disappearing [[cycle rickshaw]] drivers living in abject [[poverty]]. Over time, the city has experienced a gradual reduction in the number of cycle rickshaws, thereby affecting the livelihoods of those who depend on them. The film considers the ethical dimensions of the trade against the increasing impact of motorised [[transport]] and [[air pollution]].<br /> <br /> The aim of the film was to raise awareness and funds for Men of Burden – Cycle rickshaw Revival (MOBCRR), an initiative to promote the cycle rickshaw sector and [[sustainable transport]], in order to protect the rickshaw drivers as well as the environment.<br /> <br /> ==Release==<br /> The film had its world premiere at the [[Los Angeles Indian Film Festival]], European premiere at the Filmburo Baden-Wurttemberg&#039;s Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival and its New York premiere at the sixth annual [[Indo-American Arts Council]] Film Festival.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *{{IMDb title|id=0819786|title=Men of Burden - Pedaling towards a Horizon}}<br /> *[http://accessiblehorizonfilms.com/domovie.php?name=menofburden Men of Burden - Cycle Rickshaw Revival Project &#039;&#039;MOBCRR&#039;&#039;]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr-ATg3x9_Y Men of Burden - Trailer]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Men Of Burden: Pedaling towards A Horizon}}<br /> [[Category:Documentary films about poverty]]<br /> [[Category:Indian films]]<br /> [[Category:Indian independent films]]<br /> [[Category:Indian documentary films]]<br /> [[Category:2006 films]]<br /> [[Category:2006 documentary films]]<br /> [[Category:2006 independent films]]</div>

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