Rarer than the tigers at Indian tiger reserves, is another endangered species… right here in Mumbai!

Maharashtrian taxi drivers.

It has been a long time since one was sighted in the wild (for the streets of Mumbai are a jungle!). You will find the ubiquitous ‘North Indians’ - a term exclusively reserved (in Mumbai) for biharis and bhaiyyas, in plenty. You will also come across numerous muslims driving taxis. And nowadays you may occasionally find a burly Sardar (a huge climbdown from the old days when a Sardar driving a taxi was a common sight on Mumbai streets). But a Maharashtrian taxi driver… umm, well… forget it!

So, if you come across one, make sure you treat him with the same sense of wonder as you would a tiger in Sariska.