LAND TO WATER, WEST COAST RIDERS SEAS THE DAY!
The sea remains calm and still at will, Life prospers up and beneath. Golden sand deepens shallow thoughts; Blue skies wipes away pale sorrows.
THE HUMAN CHAIN
On a Saturday evening (30th March 2019), a silent protest was organised at Nariman Point – Marine Drive peninsula bay in Mumbai. Several NGO’s, environment groups, non-profit foundations, citizen groups and individuals came together to form a HUMAN CHAIN. This gathering of more than 1000 people was an expression of disapproval in the way environment is getting compromised in the […]
RIDE TO MPOWER – 2019
The 4th edition of the popular cycling event ‘Ride To MPower’ was held at NSCI Dome Stadium, Mumbai on 17th March, 2019. ‘Ride To Mpower’ is an initiative by Aditya Birla Capital to raise mental health awareness. A huge crowd of 1600 cyclist’s participated in the cycling rally with great enthusiasm. The annual cycling event led by Neerja Birla and […]
SOLAR POWERED ELECTRIC CARGO CYCLE
It is said that “Knowledge is of no value unless you put into practice”. And with this very belief Mr. Faisal Thakur, former BMX Champion & Owner of Pro9 Bicycle Studio designed a SOLAR POWERED ELECTRIC CARGO CYCLE (SPEC BIKE). A marketer by academics and a cycling entrepreneur by choice, Faisal fully conceived, planned and developed the concept of a solar bicycle in his […]
ROTARY CYCLING RALLY FOR DIABETES – 2018
On 9th of December 2018, I attended a cycling rally organised to create awareness for diabetes amongst the public in general. It was the third edition of cycle rally for diabetes. More than twelve hundred cyclists arrived to attend the event at Kala Ghoda, Fort Mumbai. Total distance was 13.8 kms, from Kala Ghoda in Fort to Suryavanshi Hall at […]
TOUR OF INDIA CYCLING FESTIVAL – 2018
“Visiting a cycling fest is a BEGINNING, Buying a new cycle is PROGRESS, Riding a cycle is SUCCESS” Overview of my walking tour at the India Cycling Festival 2018 (ICF): (7th to 9th Dec’18, Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai) The second season of ‘India Cycling Festival’ returned again with a bang! Organized at an enormous scale in terms of product offerings and […]
A HERO IS NEVER AFRAID TO FAIL
That Moment! It’s about that moment when i shook myself and snatched freedom from the confinement of comfort. In the dawn of the dark i took a shivering start, ventured on an unknown trail…all alone surrounded with high prospects to fail. I set out an ambitious goal for thyself, an awakening of a champion is assured to arise holding an […]
TRY YELLOW SOCKS BY CRY
Nunhe munne bacche teri mutthi mein kya hai? Mutthi mein hai taqdeer hamari Humne kismat ko bas mein kiya hai Aankhon mein jhume sapnon ki diwali Aanewali duniya ka sapna sajaa hai Badlega zamana yeh sitaroo pe likha hai.
SWASTH BHARAT YATRA – CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE
The second leg of the Swasth Bharat Yatra departs from Mumbai to Manor, 88 kms away from the city. The flag off event was held inside the FDA office at Bandra Kurla Complex today. Monday happens to be a working day but the crowds were even higher in numbers compared to the weekend rally. I never anticipated
SWASTH BHARAT YATRA – MUMBAI
The Swasth Bharat Yatra rally started from Leh on 16th October 2018 on ‘World Food Day’ and since then has covered a road distance in excess of 4800 kms with the help of 7300 cycling volunteers collectively touching 500+ destinations (Figures as on 11.11.18). These are huge numbers for any government led initiative and assured to shoot up further in the coming […]
