IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SAIFEE RAIPURWALA FROM MUMBAI

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SAIFEE RAIPURWALA FROM MUMBAI

Every month I intend to bring a spotlight on one cyclist from around the world. I will introduce him/her briefly by talking about their major accomplishments and do a rapid fire question and answer segment.

This month I am featuring Saifee Raipurwala – a senior cyclist and a writer from the metropolitan city of Mumbai.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: MAYUR JAIN FROM MUMBAI

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: MAYUR JAIN FROM MUMBAI

Everymonth I intend to bring a spotlight on one cyclist from around the world. I will introduce him/her briefly by talking about their major accomplishments and do a rapid fire question and answer segment.

This month I am covering Mayur Jain, a midlife cyclist from Mumbai. He is an author of a self-help book ‘HI FIVE!’ published worldwide in the year 2020 and available online on amazon.in and other portals. The book helps the reader to list down life goals and draw a route map on how to reach there. I have read the book and it has personally helped me to clearly envision my future plans. Hence, I strongly recommend it to all the readers of this blog. Moreover, all sales proceeds from the book goes to charity.

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DHIREN BONTRA: THE JOURNEY OF A CYCLING ENTREPRENEUR

DHIREN BONTRA: THE JOURNEY OF A CYCLING ENTREPRENEUR

My Name is Dhiren Bontra and I must confess that I was the most notorious kid in school. I was always very passionate about sports and fitness.

After completing my graduation, I and my friend Arun Rajpurohit were not keen on doing a “9 to 5 job” and we knew that our passion of bicycling was our calling.

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BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR PEDALS TO RECOVERY

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR PEDALS TO RECOVERY

Until the summer of 2018, everything was going fine with Shormistha Mukherjee, a creative advertising professional. Shormistha was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, and underwent radiation, chemotherapy and was on medication. At that time she received support from her family and friends to fight an unexpected battle that struck at the peak of her career, off-setting her goals.

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