India's trucks are works of art
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Published 2019-07-17
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Bedfords were first introduced to British India during World War II. This truck model and others similar to it stuck around, and since then they've been produced commercially throughout the country. But today, they’re not just functional and mundane — their paintings make them stand out.
Colorful trucks aren’t rare in India, and their designs aren’t random. Artists that specialize in painting these trucks put a lot of thought into the art form, making the vehicles a spectacle of beauty in India.
This Vox Borders episode looks at why truck art is such a staple in India.
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All Comments (20)
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Living in India all my life I was so used to these trucks that I never thought this can be strange to someone.
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5:13 "no girlfriend, no tension" Wise words
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I'm Indian and I've never paid so much attention to truck art. I just thought they were an everyday thing.
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Perhaps this video missed out on the best element of Indian truck art - Quotes and Poetry
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I don’t know for whom would this comment be: But Swastikas are considered sacred in India, and have been from centuries. It has no relation with Nazism.
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Bhartiya - IT'S JUST A TRUCK Foreigners - THIS TRUCKS ARE ART....... REALLY
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How could you do a video on Indian trucks and miss HORN OK PLEASE?
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Such amazing country. I"ll visit India one day. Love from Brazil
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No one: Indian trucks: HORN OK PLEASE, USE DIPPER AT NIGHT, KEEP DISTANCE, THANK YOU, TATA BYE BYE
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If you can drive an Indian truck on Himalayan Route, you can drive anywhere in the world.
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The Best Line I Have Read: 'Dum hai toh pass kar.... varna bardash kar'😂😂😂😂😂 [Overtake me if you can.....or struggle and drive behind me]
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The best I have seen, : sethji main aa gayi, saara diesel khaa gayi😂
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Man, you guys forgot the musical honking in these trucks.
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The way he finished that circle at 4:11 ...so satisfying
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Vox Guy , talking to a camera while crossing road Indian Roads : So you've chosen Death
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very nice country, Brazil loves India.
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4:11 WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THAT?!!
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05:13 “No girlfriend No tension”.
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To us Indians, this is our everyday thing that we can't even imagine someone would be fascinated by it 😄💕
