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Alisha Abdullah destroyed the quintessential image of machismo when she became India’s first female super-bike racer.
Racing is in Alisha Abdullah’s genes. Her father, RA Abdullah, is a national champion in bike racing. It is no wonder then, that Alisha won the MRF National Go-Karting Championship when she was only 13 years old.
Alisha went on to try her hand at racing cars where she won the Best Novice award. Later, she switched to racing bikes. Alisha believes in breaking gender boundaries and has no qualms about being in a male-dominated sport.
Alisha is always ready for a challenge. In fact, she is said to have boldly stated, “Whenever someone cites the biological factor, fitness can level the differences. I can perform 40 to 50 push-ups at one go. I challenged a guy to it and won. Women stay weak because they are taught to think they will always be weaker than men. They just have to look at the women athletes to know it is a lie.” Alisha’s love for bikes and racing has also given her an exciting job at the prestigious Harley Davidson as the Sales Manager & Consultant in Tamil Nadu.
Why we find her inspiring:
– For her fearlessness; racing is afterall, quite a risky sport.
– For explosively breaking the myth that women are bad drivers.
– For proving that women can be as capable and as competent as men in any field that they choose to excel in.
*Photo source: Indian Muslim Legends.
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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.
Being a writer, Nivedita Louis recognises the struggles of a first-time woman writer and helps many articulate their voice with development, content edits as a publisher.
“I usually write during night”, says author Nivedita Louis during our conversation. Chuckling she continues,” It’s easier then to focus solely on writing. Nivedita Louis is a writer, with varied interests and one of the founders of Her Stories, a feminist publishing house, based in Chennai.
In a candid conversation she shared her journey from small-town Tamil Nadu to becoming a history buff, an award-winning author and now a publisher.
Nivedita was born and raised in a small town in Tamil Nadu. It was for schooling that she first arrived in Chennai. Then known as Madras, she recalls being awed by the city. Her love-story with the city, its people and thus began which continues till date. She credits her perseverance and passion to make a difference to her days as a vocational student among the elite sections of Madras.
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