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| Formation | 15 January 2011; 13 years ago (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 |
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| Region | India |
| Membership | 2000 (2019) (2011) |
| Official language | Hindi, English |
| Board of directors | 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 |
The Bikerni Association of Women Motorcyclists (The Bikerni for short) is an all-women motorcycle club in India. It was formed at Pune in 2011 by Urvashi Patole and Firdaus Shaikh, and had over 515 members by 2014. As of 2015, the group has over 2,000 members. It was recognized by Women's International Motorcycle Association, and is the first and largest all-women motorcycle association in India. Its Delhi chapter was started by Shabnam Akram in 2012. It has 17 chapters in India.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Thakur, Shrimayee (9 December 2021). "Bikerni: The road to change". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
Further reading
- "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
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