Filling the Essential Gap

The absence of women riders is a strong presence in the biking landscape of the country and it’s the few people like Malvikaa that fill this gap; without wanting to prove a point, without any aggression or need to peg this passion to shatter a gender stereotype. She just loves to ride. This wasn’t a long harboured dream or whimsical moment that she was inclined to the wheels, she just wanted to do something new. 

At the age of 38! It’s been four years since, and Malvikaa has been riding – solo! Surprising herself right from learning how to ride and then taking off to beautiful destinations, with no expectations! Her story is an inspiring one!

Malvikaa has been riding to places like Pondicherry, Maharashtra, Coorg and more, learning about watershed management. She is on the look out for eco conscious efforts that encourage low impact living, in order to simplify life and live in harmony with nature.A not for profit establishment, Swayyam, has been created to meet this goal. And the bike enables her to travel to remote places in the country to study this inclusive approach. Malvikaa has been travelling to learn from traditional practices of building homes with mud and utilizing water to redesign living itself.

SHE TRULY BELIEVES THAT HUMAN BEINGS ARE A SMALL FRAGMENT OF THE ENTIRE MATRIX AND SENSITIZING PEOPLE AT THIS POINT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

Her story steers towards an obvious discussion of gender influence and safety for women on the road, as she pulls in the other women riders of MTM into the discussion. As Malvikaa, many feel that the gender limitation (or the lack of it) is self-imposed. Women are actually in a very good position to bike where help on the road is required. There are people always willing to help a lady in distress. There are a few things that you need to keep in mind for your own safety, like riding in the day, booking a hotel room ahead so you are not roaming in an unknown town in the dark and such. But these are tips that would apply to any other traveller and men too.

The world is becoming more accommodating and the gender gap is slowly but surely bridging.

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