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They were sold a fantasy of middle-class life. Now Ola and Uber drivers face a brutal reality

They were sold a fantasy of middle-class life. Now Ola and Uber drivers face a brutal reality

Tanveer Pasha, a 33-year-old taxi driver in Bengaluru, is in a dilemma. As president of the OTU (Ola, Taxiforsure, and Uber) Drivers and Owners Association, he’s keen on joining his colleagues in Mumbai and New Delhi in their March 19 strike against mobile app-based cab aggregators over dwindling earnings. Yet, he just can’t afford to.…