People
The women building the cycling movement
Meera Krishnan
Club Leader · Dawn Patrol Riders
Started Bengaluru's largest all-women Saturday cycling group with three friends. Now leads 40+ riders every week.
Priya Nair
Adventure Cyclist · Western Ghats Solo
Cycled 800 km solo through the Western Ghats. Her Instagram journey inspired three women to replicate the route.
Sunita Rao
Founder · Puncture Queens
Taught 1,000 women to fix a flat tire. Building satellite workshops across every ward in Bengaluru.
Lakshmi Devi
Entrepreneur · Cycle Shop Owner
Runs Bengaluru's first women-focused cycle shop. Zero advertising, ₹12 lakh monthly revenue, powered by chai and word-of-mouth.
Ananya Rao
Architect · BMS College
Won the National Urban Design Challenge with a women-centred cycling plaza for Jayanagar. BBMP is building it.
Dr. Swati Ramanathan
Co-founder · Janaagraha
Led India's first gender-disaggregated cycling census. Proving with data that cities are building infrastructure in the wrong places.
Kavita Deshmukh
Founder · VeloSari
Designing bicycles for women who ride in traditional clothing. Her sari-friendly frame retails at ₹8,500.
Grace Wanjiku
Founder · Nairobi Pink Peloton
600 women in pink jerseys take over Uhuru Highway every Sunday. Forced Nairobi County to build three cycling lanes.
Divya Menon
Cycling Coach · She Cycles
12-week programme from zero to century ride. 78% completion rate. The secret: a full rest week before the finale.
Anita Patil
Urban Researcher · TISS Mumbai
Documented the invisible cycling patterns of working-class women in Dharavi. Her research reshaped Mumbai's cycling policy.
Deepa Sharma
Racing Cyclist · L'Etape Finisher
First Indian woman to finish L'Etape du Tour. Trains at 4 AM, races on weekends, works as an engineer on weekdays.
Riya Sharma
Architect · Cycling Plaza Designer
Co-designed the Jayanagar women's cycling plaza. Advocates for shaded, safe cycling corridors in every Indian city.
Smt. Anjali Bhardwaj
Councillor · BBMP Ward 42
Championed the ₹2.4 crore cycling plaza budget. Pushing for protected cycling lanes across South Bengaluru.
Fatima Shaikh
Journalist · The Indian Express
Covers women's cycling and urban mobility. Her series "Invisible Riders" won the Ramnath Goenka Award.
Dr. Kavita Menon
Sports Medicine · AIIMS
Published the definitive study on saddle comfort and female anatomy. Consults for three bicycle manufacturers.