Some will use antique gramophones, others the colours of Bollywood or inspiration from the clean lines of a paper plane... designer cycle rickshaws could be plying at the Commonwealth Games village if things go according to plan.

"Two months ago we had made a proposal to the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to run these rickshaws on Delhi streets and they are seriously considering it. It would also be a learning experience for the students to work with their mentors," said Sunil Sethi, president of the Fashion Designer Council of India (FDCI).