A light, two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used in India for transporting passengers, similar to a rickshaw.
From Hindi 'eka' meaning one, referring to the single horse that pulls it; used throughout India and neighboring regions as a common form of transportation.
The ekka represents the history of South Asian transportation—it's the humble ancestor of modern taxis, and in many villages and smaller cities, ekkas still carry passengers just as they did centuries ago.
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