Indian Motorcycle, America’s First Motorcycle Company today
flagged off the iconic Kanyakumari to Kashmir (K2K) ride under the ‘Wheels
of Change’ initiative focused on the Girl Child Education.
To honour the richest heritage on two wheels, three proud owners of the
ultra-luxury Indian Roadmaster will ride across 12 cities in
the country and visit 6 schools to provide educational kits and raise funds for
the ‘Girl Child Education’. Anurag Srivastava, Niladri Saha and Bernard
Lazar, kick-started the iconic K2K Ride from Bengaluru.
Commenting on flag-off of the
empowering initiative, Pankaj Dubey, Country Head and Managing
Director, Polaris India Pvt. Ltd said, “Education of the Girl Child is
paramount and we are grateful to these compassionate riders who are taking up
this great social cause. We together want to make a difference and
provide the right impetus to this noble cause of educating the girl child. We
would like to thank our passionate riders Niladri Saha, Anurag Srivastava and
Bernard Lazar, who have taken out time out of their schedules and devote their
efforts to the education of little girls across the country.”
“It’s a privilege for me to be part of
this pan-India ride. Education is an important tool that enables one to
participate in decision that affects their lives. We hope to raise ample funds
to support this cause,” said Anurag Srivastava, Indian Roadmaster Owner.
Niladri Saha, another Indian Roadmaster
Owner said, “We would urge everyone to come out and support this cause and
contribute in every way possible. Let’s all get together to ensure education
for every Girl Child in India.”
Commenting on the association, Bernard
Lazar, Indian Roadmaster Owner said, “Riding is my passion and for a noble
cause such as this, I’m always willing to show my support through it.”
The K2K Ride was born out of the
three passionate Indian Motorcycle owner’s love for riding and
their unwavering commitment to ensure primary and high school education for
underprivileged girls.
Indian Motorcycle extended their
support to the three Indian Roadmaster owners and brought
in ‘Wheels of Change’ for Rainbow Home, run by Vidyranaya
in Kodihalli, which caters to around 76 girl children by rehabilitating their
life by providing them with education, food, shelter and clothing.
The next pit stop of this iconic ride
will be Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu.
As a part of the K2K ride, the three
riders will be cruising over 12 cities – Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kanyakumari,
Kolhapur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Delhi, Jalandhar, Amritsar and
Ranbir Singh Pura.
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