Photo: AFP Kolkata locals cherish their city's past, which is why many in the one-time Indian capital are mourning a vanishing emblem of its faded grandeur: a hulking and noisy fleet of stately yellow ...

"It's a simple car -- no electronics, no frills," the 70-year-old added. "It's unbelievable how much things have changed... The end of these taxi cars also marks our end." Sahani is among ...

Kolkata locals cherish their city's past, which is why many in the one-time Indian capital are mourning a vanishing emblem of its faded grandeur: a hulking and noisy fleet of stately yellow taxis.

“It’s a simple car – no electronics, no frills,” the 70-year-old added ... The driver of a Hindustan Ambassador yellow taxi waiting for passengers outside a railway station in Kolkata.

Kolkata's fleet of snub-nosed yellow taxis are ... no frills,” the 70-year-old added. “It’s unbelievable how much things have changed… The end of these taxi cars also marks our end.” ...

"It's a simple car -- no electronics, no frills," the 70-year-old added. "It's unbelievable how much things have changed... The end of these taxi cars also marks our end." Sahani is among ...