More Than a Ride: Mumbai Autowalas Offer Mental Health Check-Ins
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 27: Across Mumbai’s suburbs, including Malad, Andheri, JVLR, and Bandra, auto-rickshaws recently began carrying short, reflective lines about overthinking, stress, and emotional burnout. The messages appeared on everyday commutes, quietly meeting people where they already were: in traffic, between signals, in moments of pause.
The street-level intervention was launched by mental health startup Infiheal alongside auto-rickshaw drivers across the city, bringing conversations around emotional well-being into one of Mumbai’s most routine and shared spaces, the daily commute.
The messages offered no advice or instructions. Instead, they reflected what many commuters were already feeling, prompting riders to pause, reflect, and sometimes share. Images of th...
