The Bikerni Association of Women Motorcyclists (The Bikerni for short[2]) is an all-women motorcycle club in India. It was formed at Pune in 2011 by Urvashi Patole and Firdaus Shaikh,[3] and had over 515 members by 2014.[4][5] As of 2015[update], the group has over 2,000 members.[1] It was recognized by Women's International Motorcycle Association, and is the first and largest all-women motorcycle association in India.[6][7][8] Its Delhi chapter was started by Shabnam Akram in 2012.[9] It has 17 chapters in India. [9]
| Pronunciation |
|
|---|---|
| Formation | 15 January 2011 |
| Founder | Firdaus Shaikh Urvashi Patole |
| Founded at | Pune |
| Type | Motorcycle club Motorcycle Association |
| Purpose | Women motorcyclists awareness and advocacy |
| Headquarters | Pune |
| Location |
|
Region | India |
Membership (2011) | 2000 (2019)[1] |
Official language | Hindi, English |
| Urvashi Patole, Firdaus Shaikh, Vartika Pande, Mugdha Chaudhary, Sharvari Manakawad | |
Key people | Jai Bharathi, Nupur Saxena, Vartika Jain, Manashri Bordoloi, Shabnam Akram, Dnyanadaa Mhaskar, Madhuri Munjwani, Chithra Priya, Roshini Miraskar, Prasanna Dommu, Prachi Shikha, Reshaa Joshi, Krithi Uchil, Krishna Singh, G Meenakshi Rao, Silvana, Pintueli Gajjar, Dipika Dusane |
References
edit- ^ a b Henry Stancu (25 April 2015), "Female riders hitting the road: Motorcycle clubs catering to women are becoming a global phenomenon", Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- ^ Women's Day special: meet The Bikerni, Lonely Planet (blog), March 2016
- ^ Paul Debjani (21 January 2013), "Bikerni: Vrooming Ahead", The Financial Express, India
- ^ Sweta Goswami (18 January 2016), "Taking the road less travelled", The Hindu
- ^ Manoj Sharma (3 June 2019), "Bikerni: women on wheels break barriers, stereotypes", Hindustan Times
- ^ Nicola Morris (23 November 2012), "The Bikerni – India's First Female Biker Club", Motorbikes India
- ^ Sujata Reddy (11 April 2014), "India's first female biker club: What it takes to be a woman on wheels", The Economic Times
- ^ Sarjana (23 November 2012), "We Just Discovered India's First Women Motorcycle Club And Here's How You Can Join Them", Little Black Book
- ^ a b Thakur, Shrimayee (9 December 2021). "Bikerni: The road to change". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
Further reading
edit- "Women bikers ride high at awareness drive to condemn molestation", The Times of India, 12 August 2018
- Aditi Pai (3 November 2014), "Where ideas meet: Two special interest groups are bringing together passionate puneites with fun get togethers and events.", India Today, New Delhi, retrieved 16 November 2020
- "Unlock – The New Trend in Indore: Women finding their calling, becoming a biker", freepressjournal, 18 July 2020
- "Bikerni Hyderabad celebrates Bathukamma in a unique way", telanganatoda, 16 October 2018
External links
edit
 | This motorcycle, scooter or moped-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |