tramjatra has gained momentum over three decades through decorated trams on the streets promoting biodiversity and sustainability in both cities, tram conductors warming the curious human spirit, public forums, artworks and performances, numerous films (Kather Baxo, Tramjatra 2017), a book, patua songs, a daily newspaper column, a change of Kolkata tram conductors uniforms for a day … much media discussion and more. A creative, public conversational approach has evolved tramjatra into an open civic platform for the exchange of knowledge, ideas and experiences that inspire communities into informed proactive social movements.