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In conversation with Vaishali Bhagat Master- Jaipur’s Bikerni head
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In conversation with Vaishali Bhagat Master- Jaipur’s Bikerni head

Vaishali Bhagat Master, an architect by profession, has been into motorcycling since 20 years. She started riding for visiting work sites as a part of her profession and has now reached to the level of seasoned rider who easily takes up long rides.   Q) Describe on how you got to where you are with motorcycling today. A) Since last 6 years I have been into riding for fun & self enjoyment which has now reached to a whole new level. In fact I am looking forward to take riding as a profession. Q) Why preferred motorcycle over scooter? A) My profession demand took me to prefer motorcycle over scooter. I used to visit work sites where the condition of roads were pathetic. It was only motorcycles I could ride on such roads. In short it was a requirement that turned in...
World Women Riders: Shilpa Balakrishnan exploring India on two wheels
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World Women Riders: Shilpa Balakrishnan exploring India on two wheels

Mumbai based  biker Shilpa Balakrishnan, one of the country’s most popular woman bikers shares her love for motorcycles, travel and the challenges she accepts that comes on the way. Working in an IT sector, Shilpa is into motorcycling since last 12 years. Q) Shilpa, tell us the reason you started riding? A) I like to travel, explore new places, know the people, their tradition, culture, take up new challenges and much more. Q) Describe on how you got to where you are with motorcycling today. A) I started motorcycling just for fun sake, then for daily commute. The travel bug was always there in me and once I gained experience in riding the motorcycle, it only added wings to my travel bug and thus began my journey on 2 wheels. Q) Why preferred motorcycle over sco...
World Women Riders: Priya Meghwal on her love for Royal Enfield and adventurous life
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World Women Riders: Priya Meghwal on her love for Royal Enfield and adventurous life

Priya Meghwal from Gurgaon is an engineer by profession and biker by heart. She loves to live an adventurous life. Priya has done Manali to Khardungla (the Highest Motorable road) on a bicycle and now dreams to explore all the hidden places of India riding on her RE Classic 350. Head on over to the conversation to know more about Priya. Q) Priya, any specific reason you ride for? A) I feel like every women should know to ride every vehicle present in their home. So that at any stage of life they don't need to depend on anyone. Considering this reason I started riding motorcycle. Q) Describe on how you got to where you are with motorcycling today. A)  It all started in my school days when I was in +2, when my elder brother had just learnt to ride a bike and my father, who never treat...
World Women Riders: Roshini S Miraskar on her motorcycling trails and biker communities
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World Women Riders: Roshini S Miraskar on her motorcycling trails and biker communities

Roshini S Miraskar, biker girl from Bengaluru shares her motorcycling story with team TnW.  Roshini, former admin of the BIKERNI BENGALURU, tells us about what it has been like, about trails and biker communities, and what she’d like to change. Q) How long have you been riding motorcycle? Any specific reason you ride for? A) I have been riding since 2011. Earlier it was for the need of commuting now it's for the passion of touring on a motorcycle. Riding allows me to be myself and discover ME. I don't have to qualify an interview to enter any road, as a tourer I am free to go. I won't be judged. Love the feeling of nature, roads, wind and me. Q) Describe on how you got to where you are with motorcycling today. A) During my college days, more than biking , the need of commuting from...
Fortis La Femme Motarde- women’s bike rally in support of Breast Cancer Awareness organized
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Fortis La Femme Motarde- women’s bike rally in support of Breast Cancer Awareness organized

Fortis La Femme organized Motarde, a women’s only bike rally in support of Breast Cancer Awareness on November 27, 2016 in Bangalore and on 4th December, 2016. The Motarde witnessed over a 100 women riders on the road at the same time, riding for a noble cause. Fortis La Femme also honored Cancer Survivors at the closing ceremony, wherein the survivors had also shared their experiences and highlight the importance of early detection. Fortis La Femme, New Delhi is the first under the La Femme brand and is a well-known medical institution in the city. Press Release: December 7, 2016, Delhi Fortis La Femme has organized a Motarde, a women’s only bike rally in support of Breast Cancer Awareness taking place today. Breast cancer is now the most common cancer in most cities in In...
World Women Riders: Sunita Mande and her craze for Harley-Davidson
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World Women Riders: Sunita Mande and her craze for Harley-Davidson

Sunita Mande, 44,  a commercial design entrepreneur from Mumbai shares about her life with motorcycles. Q) So Sunita, how long have you been riding motorcycle? A) I have been riding since I was 16 years old that’s 28 years now Q) Any specific reason you ride for? A) Am quite a sporadic rider. I ride only when I feel the need to. It feels I am losing a lot of my emotional baggage. I get time to be with myself. Think and retrospect. I don’t prefer listening to music while riding. Love the sound of the engine more. I see the traffic ahead of me as challenges and love to weave through traffic. Love to see new places, changing landscapes and cultures while riding. Q) Describe on how you got to where you are with motorcycling today. A) It was not a conscious decision to get into biking. ...
Biker Veenu Paliwal dies in road accident in Madhya Pradesh
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Biker Veenu Paliwal dies in road accident in Madhya Pradesh

Veenu Paliwal, one of the top woman bikers in the country, died in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district on Monday. The 44-year-old biker was on a nationwide tour on her Harley Davidson motorcycle. Reports say that Paliwal died due to severe injuries after her bike skidded off. . Meanwhile, her fellow biker and friends has alleged that she was given wrong injection that led to her death. **Update: Paliwal died of liver rupture caused do the impact of handlebars on the abdomen resulting in internal bleeding. (more…)