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Here are 5 Indian women bikers you need to know about. They are taking over the roads in their own terms!
Here are 5 Indian women bikers you need to know about. They are taking over the roads on their own terms!
Often used to further encourage the trope of the masculine, or ‘macho’ man, the motorbike has had a long history of being associated primarily with men.
Fortunately, the feats of these five Indian Women stands testimony to the fact that women aren’t catching up in this race – but instead, leading the way.
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With the conviction that gender is irrelevant when it comes to the love of motorcycling, Urvashi co-created a Facebook group back in 2011 – a group that now boasts of several tight knit communities of women riders around India, as well as the honour of being India’s first Pan-Indian Women Bike Riders’ Association. The Bikernis currently have over 15,000 likes on Facebook, and use their page to encourage other women too to give their passion a try.
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Having developed the love for biking at an early age of 16, Roshini Sharma does not let anything stop her from chasing her dreams: not even 5453 kilometres. The first Indian woman to drivefrom Kanyakumari to Kashmir, she embarked on the journey alone. She went on to lead an All Women biking expedition in Thailand earlier this year, proving that she just got started.
Over twenty years of experience in the field has resulted in a ton of accomplishments for seasoned rider, Sheetal Bidaye. With a streak of adventure, Sheetal and her bike have explored every terrain imaginable: from rocky cliffs to low lands. Her desire to explore has always culminated in pushing the edge for women drivers in India, which is why her pursuits are eagerly awaited.
It was a curious incident that drew Rutavi into the tantalizing world of bike riding: she witnessed a Maharashtrian lady, decked in traditional attire, casually zooming away on a bike. The memory stuck, and a curiosity to be a bike rider with the perspective of a photographer led her to this path. Now a renowned woman travel blogger, Rutavi’s tales and stories with her bike in the spotlight are definitely to be looked out for.
India’s youngest, and first Woman Superbike racer, Alisha has a flair for the thrilling pursuit of speed as well as bike riding: from back when she was eight years old. Several circuits and close calls later, she became a name to be reckoned with, and her legacy has thereby only continued, with accolades and feathers in her cap.
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Neena was the sole caregiver of Amma and though one would think that Amma was dependent on her, Neena felt otherwise.
Neena inhaled the aroma that emanated from the pan and took a deep breath. The aroma of cumin interspersed with butter transported her back to the modest kitchen in her native village. She could picture her father standing in the kitchen wearing his white crisp kurta as he made delectable concoctions for his only daughter.
Neena grew up in a home where both her parents worked together in tandem to keep the house up and running. She had a blissful childhood in her modest two-room house. The house was small but every nook and cranny gave her memories of a lifetime. Neena’s young heart imagined that her life would follow the same cheerful course. But how wrong she was!
When she was sixteen, the catastrophic clutches of destiny snatched away her parents. They passed away in a road accident and Neena was devastated. Relatives thronged her now gloomy house and soon it was decided that she should be married off.
Women today don’t want to be in a partnership that complicates their lives further. They need an equal partner with whom they can figure out life as a team, playing by each other’s strengths.
We all are familiar with that one annoying aunty who is more interested in our marital status than in the dessert counter at a wedding. But these aunties have somehow become obsolete now. Now they are replaced by men we have in our lives. Friends, family, and even work colleagues. It’s the men who are worried about why we are not saying yes to one among their clans. What is wrong with us? Aren’t we scared of dying alone? Like them?
A recent interaction with a guy friend of mine turned sour when he lectured me about how I would regret not getting married at the right time. He lectured that every event in our lives needs to be completed within a certain timeframe set by society else we are doomed. I wasn’t angry. I was just disappointed to realize that annoying aunties are rapidly doubling in our society. And they don’t just appear at weddings or family functions anymore. They are everywhere. They are the real pandemic.
Let’s examine this a little closer.
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