Thanks Honourable Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, Sri VK Prasanth for riding along with us for the whole of the rally with the 125 odd riders.
His participation really inspired all riders and had given a different perspective to the event. This rally definitely must have a given a space in his thoughts for promoting the green mode of transport.
Indus cycling embassy conducted a Bicycle rally on the eve of World Bicycle day. There were about 45 cyclists attended the rally
World Bicycle Day Trivandrum 2019
ലോക ബൈസിക്കിൾ ദിനം ആഘോഷിച്ചു
ലോക ബൈസൈക്കിളെ ദിനത്തോടനുബന്ധിച്ചു ഇൻഡസ് സൈക്ലിംഗ് എംബസ്സിയും കെയർ അതേർസ് ടൂയും ചേർന്നു സംഘടിപ്പിച്ച സൈക്കിളിങ് റാലിയിൽ 50 ഓളം സൈക്കിൾ റൈഡേഴ്സ് പങ്കെടുത്തു.തിരുവനന്തപുരം ബൈസൈക്കിൾ മേയർ പ്രകാശ് ഗോപിനാഥിന്റെ ആഭിമുഖ്യത്തിൽ കേരളം പോലീസ് മുൻ എസ് പി വിജയകുമാർ ഫ്ളാഗ്ഓഫ് കർമം നിർവഹിച്ചു.ഐ.എസ് .ആർ. ഒ സീനിയർ scientist പദ്മശ്രീ .ഡോ.ആദിമൂർത്തി,ബോംബയിൽനിന്നും പോണ്ടിച്ചേരിയിൽ നിന്നുമുള്ള ദീപക്കും രഘുനാഥും,കാനഡയിൽനിന്നുള്ള സൈക്ലിസ്റ് ബെറ്റ്സി ,wwf സ്റ്റേറ്റ് ഡയറക്ടർ രഞ്ജൻ മാത്യു തുടങ്ങിയവർ സൈക്കിൾ റാലിയിൽ പങ്കെടുത്തു.
മൂന്ന് വയസ്സുകാരനായ സെയിൻ മാലിക് മുതൽ എഴുപത്തിയഞ്ചുകാരനായ ഡോ.ആദിമൂർത്തി വരായുള്ളവരാണ് ഈ റാലിയെ വ്യത്യസ്തമാക്കിയത്.റാലിക്കു ശേഷം ബുക്ക് ആംബുലെൻസ് ഓൺ ബൈസൈക്കിൾ എന്ന പുതിയ ആശയം ഗോപൻ മാനവീയവും ശ്രീജിത്ത് വാവയും ചേർന്നു സൈക്കിൾ ഫ്രാൻസിസും പുസ്തകങ്ങൾ നൽകി ഉദ്ഘാടനം നിർവഹിച്ചു.സൈക്കിളിലിൽ പോയി പുസ്തകങ്ങൾ ശേഖരിച്ചു മാനവീയത് വച്ച് അത് ബായണ്ട ചെയ്തു കൊടുക്കുന്ന സംരംഭമാണ് ഇതു .
Sanoj Bro, Congrats We are proud of you : Our 77th student.
sanoj and bycycle mayor Prakash.P.Gopinath
Hon.Mayor V.K Prsanth gifting modified cycle to sanoj
Sanoj P.R., a PhD student in Hindi at the University of Calicut, got in touch with Prakash Gopinath of the Indus Cycling Embassy over phone two weeks ago and expressed his desire to learn cycling.
Ten years ago, Sanoj’s left arm was amputated after he was diagnosed with bone cancer. Without the use of an arm, he was apprehensive if he would be able to ride a bicycle, but Prakash assured him it might take longer than usual but was definitely possible. He also asked Sanoj to come down to the city for a few days. Last Wednesday, Sanoj arrived at Prakash’s house and as Prakash had predicted, he took only four days to learn to ride. For the past few days, he has been cycling the city roads to get more practice.
While Sanoj had learnt to ride a bicycle, he did wonder what he would do after going back to Kozhikode since he did not own a bicycle nor did he have the means to buy one.
Top rank-holder in MA and topper again in the PhD entrance examination of the University of Calicut, Sanoj has no close family to speak of but for a grandmother. His research guide has found him accommodation and helps him financially too.
Unknown to Sanoj, the Indus Cycling Embassy, which has been gifting cycles to students in the district, decided to collect funds from friends and well-wishers to buy him a bicycle.
They managed to raise ₹22,300, of which ₹6,800 was spent on the cycle, modifications, and the helmet, with the cycle store throwing in a good discount. A cheque for the remaining amount was made out in his name.
Mayor V.K. Prasanth handed over the bicycle to Sanoj on the Corporation premises on Thursday while Deputy Mayor Rakhi Ravikumar handed over the cheque to him. Says Sanoj, “It was a surprise. Prakash casually mentioned meeting the Mayor, but only when I reached there did I get to know about the bicycle.”
Trial and error
The bicycle, Prakash says, has been modified to suit Sanoj’s requirements. Its front brake, back brake, and gear are in the right handle. This necessitated a lot of trial and error so that Sanoj could use them comfortably.
Sanoj says he had been practising without using his artificial limb, but when he tried riding with the limb on, he started feeling its weight. The next few days will be spent in getting accustomed to the limb while riding.
The 25-year-old student says that after returning to Kozhikode by train on Monday, he plans to ride his bicycle from where he lives to the university department.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/surprise-gift-for-cycling-enthusiast/article26946876.ece/amp/
Hon.Deputy Mayor gifting the cheque cash collected by iceans to sanoj
Thiruvananthapuram: It was a moment of joy for Sanoj PR as his long-cherished dream to own a cycle was fulfilled on Thursday. Though he found it difficult to find a balance with his artificial hand, he was all smiles as he peddled through the corporation office compound on his brand-new cycle. The cycle was presented by mayor V K Prasanth at corporation office in the presence of deputy mayor Rakhi Ravikumar.
A native of Thrissur, Sanoj‘s left hand was amputated after he was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2009. His wish to ride a cycle remained a dream until last week when he joined training to ride a cycle at Indus Cycling Embassy. He learnt cycling in four days.
“My friend from Thiruvananthapuram had told me about ICE, where I can learn cycling. And when I came to the city for check-up at RCC on April 18, I visited Prakash from ICE and he offered to train me. First it was hard to balance as my hand and legs were hurting. Only on the fourth day I could properly balance with my hand and gained confidence to cycle. I was informed that we are going to see the mayor and the cycle came as a surprise,” he said.
“I have been cycling without the artificial limb, which weighs around 5kg. I have to practice with the artificial limb to get my balance and peddle correctly. I will use my cycle to commute between my hostel and the campus. I think it should take 15 minutes. I’m yet to decide on transporting the cycle to Kozhikode. I hope to ride a scooter and drive a car someday,” added Sanoj.
ICE members contributed an amount to purchase a special cycle for Sanoj. The gear, front and back brakes were fixed on the righthand-side handle of the cycle.
“He told us that he doesn’t have a cycle when he came to learn cycling, so we fulfilled his wish. It took time to fix the gears on the righthand-side handle so that he can ride comfortably,” said Prakash P Gopinath, managing trustee of Indus Cycling Embassy.
Sanoj, who is pursuing PhD in Hindi, received the first rank in Hindi from Calicut University in 2017.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.timesofindia.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/he-came-to-learn-cycling-and-got-a-cycle-as-gift/amp_articleshow/69049139.cms
""ഒറ്റ വീലിൽ കുതിച്ചുയർന്നും തലകീഴായി മറിഞ്ഞും""
തലകീഴായി മറിയുന്ന സൈക്കിളിനെ ഒറ്റ വീലു കൊണ്ടു നിയന്ത്രിച്ചും ചടുലമായ നീക്കത്താൽ കുതിച്ചുയർന്നും ആർട്ടിസ്റ്റിക് സൈക്ലിങ്ങിലെ ലോക ചാംപ്യൻ ഡേവിഡ് ഷ്നാബലിൻ തലസ്ഥാനത്തിന്റെ മനംകവർന്നു.
കൈമെയ് മറന്ന വിസ്മയ പ്രകടനം കാണികൾക്കു നൽകിയതു വേറിട്ട അനുഭവം. ഒട്ടേറെ അഭ്യാസ പ്രകടനങ്ങൾ അരങ്ങേറിയിട്ടുള്ള മാനവീയം വീഥിയിൽ സംഗീതത്തിന്റെ അകമ്പടിയോടെയായിരുന്നു ഈ സാഹസികത. ഓരോ പ്രകടനവും നെഞ്ചിടിപ്പോടെയും ചിലർ ആവേശത്തോടെയും വീക്ഷിച്ചു.15 മിനിറ്റ് നീണ്ട അഭ്യാസം അത്ഭുതമെന്നായിരുന്നു കാണികളുടെ അഭിപ്രായം. ഡപ്യൂട്ടി മേയർ രാഖി രവികുമാർ ഫ്ലാഗ് ഓഫ് ചെയ്തു. ആർട്ടിസ്റ്റിക് സൈക്ലിങ്ങിൽ എട്ടു തവണ ലോക ചാംപ്യനായ താരമാണു ജർമൻകാരനായ ഡേവിഡ് ഷ്നാബലിൻ.
ജർമൻ കോൺസലേറ്റിന്റെ ക്ഷണപ്രകാരം എത്തിയ ഇദ്ദേഹത്തിനു സൈക്ലിങ് ക്ലബ്ബായ ഇൻഡസ് സൈക്ലിങ് എംബസിയാണു വേദിയൊരുക്കിയത്.
പ്രതിഫലം കൈപ്പറ്റാതെയായിരുന്നു ഈ ലോകചാംപ്യൻ സൈക്ലിങ് പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കാൻ എത്തിയത്. ഒൻപതാം വയസ്സിലാണു ഷ്നാബലിൻ ആർട്ടിസ്റ്റിക് സൈക്കിളിങ് തുടങ്ങിയത്. 2005 മുതൽ 2012 വരെ എട്ടു തവണ ലോക ചാംപ്യനായി. ഈറ്റിലം ബാൻഡിന്റെ സംഗീത അകമ്പടിയോടെയായിരുന്നു അഭ്യാസം....
INDUS CYCLING EMBASSY thanks each and every one who helped us in this project
TIRUVANANTHAPURAM : In the deep reaches of Idukki, in a few tribal colonies, the floods had annihilated almost everything. For the many students living in the colonies, going to school posed a huge challenge, with their notebooks being washed along with the floods. But, Saturday was a day that brought smiles to the faces of the many children in these colonies.
All packed neatly in school bags, they received notebooks and other school supplies, as a group of Good Samaritans from the city gifted them all the required school merchandise.
More than 200 children in the flood-hit areas of Idukki were given school kits by city-based cycling club Indus Cycling Embassy. The study kits were distributed to the students at locations such as ‘56th mile’, Perunkala, and Government GHSS, Kuttoor.
Replete with every school merchandise such as notebooks, pencil, pen, and so forth, the school kits comprised instrument boxes for students studying in classes ranging from 5th to 10th while crayons and other colouring materials were given along with the kits for students up to the fourth standard.
“Earlier we had thought about focussing on Idukki and Wayanad. It was when my friend Sajini informed that there were Dalit colonies where help hadn’t reached up till now that we decided to focus on those areas,” Prakash P Gopinath, managing trustee, Indus Cycling Embassy. “Study materials to the tune of I.5 lakhs were distributed,” he adds.
“It all started when we noticed that no article for school kids was brought forth during the collection drives in the city. So we thought of starting the campaign,” he says. And thus the ‘1 Book 1Pencil’ campaign kicked off on August 12th. The campaign started by the club focused on sourcing school supplies. The members of the Green Army in the city schools spread the word about collecting notebooks.
Each student was asked to donate one notebook and one pencil. The members of Indus Cycling Embassy and their friends pooled in money and donated school supplies.
Collection drive conducted
The collection continued at the organisation’s office till September 7th. The students from schools such as NSS HSS, Palkulangara; Government GHSS, Perrorkada; Model School; Trinity College of Engineering, students of an IAS academy in Pattom, also joined the drive.
Pradeep from Indore is riding all over India with his artificial leg.
Indus Cycling Embassy hosted him during his stay in Trivandrum
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is back to square one, like the start of a new academic year. With the notebooks and other school supplies washed away by the cataclysmic floods, countless students have to start from the scratch. The schools are set to reopen in one week’s time. With the shops and every other outlet being washed away, school students are at a loss on how to tide over this academic year.
The ‘1 Book 1 Pencil’ campaign attempts to address just that. “Everything has been washed away. What will they take to the classes when the schools reopen. Even the shops are gone, so they wouldn’t be able to buy the school supplies,” says Prakash P Gopinath, managing trustee of the city-based cycling club Indus Cycling Embassy.
The campaign started by the club attempts to source school supplies which will then be distributed to students attached to schools in the flood-affected area.
The focus is presently on the students of classes 10, 11 and 12. “They are the ones who have to face public exams and hence our primary focus is on them. We are currently identifying the schools that were severely hit by the floods,” says Prakash.
It all started when a dearth of notebooks was seen at the collection centres in the city. “When we started collecting relief materials, we never came across any notebooks. At that time, our priority might have been different but this is highly significant and needs to be addressed,” he adds. And that was how the campaign started in mid-August.
The members of the Green Army in the city schools spread the word about collecting notebooks. “Each student was asked to donate one notebook and one pencil. The response was immense,” he adds. The students from schools such as NSS HSS, Palkulangara, Trinity College of Engineering, and an IAS academy in Pattom, among others, joined in the efforts to raise schools supplies. Soon the campaign caught on and school supplies worth more than Rs 40,000 could be sourced. “Many of our friends have helped by pitching in with monetary help. But we only take school supplies from the public,” says Prakash.
School kits are being readied at the office of the cycling club in Vazhuthacaud. Replete with notebooks, instrument box, pencil, pen, a sketch pen set and all other study materials, the school kits will be ferried to the students once they return home.
Thanks Honourable Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, Sri VK Prasanth for riding along with us for the whole of the rally with the 125 odd riders.
His participation really inspired all riders and had given a different perspective to the event. This rally definitely must have a given a space in his thoughts for promoting the green mode of transport.
Thanks Honourable Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, Sri VK Prasanth for riding along with us for the whole of the rally with the 125 odd riders.
His participation really inspired all riders and had given a different perspective to the event. This rally definitely must have a given a space in his thoughts for promoting the green mode of transport.
Thanks Honourable Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, Sri VK Prasanth for riding along with us for the whole of the rally with the 125 odd riders.
His participation really inspired all riders and had given a different perspective to the event. This rally definitely must have a given a space in his thoughts for promoting the green mode of transport.
From left to right : Manju, Veena Maruthoor, Shakeela, Sreedevi, Usha Joyce, Ranjini PR, Nahida Bavaa, Aasiya, Nazreen, Minu, Ayisha
ICE activities like teaching women cycling, promoting cycling among common people, conducting rides, rallies for social causes etc
Indus Cycling Embassy, a city-based cycling club, kicks off its ‘Donate a cycle’ campaign this month to empower young women
Thanks to the efforts of a bunch of cycling enthusiasts, it’s wheels up for several young women in the city. As a new chapter for women empowerment in Thiruvananthapuram and to promote cycling among school students, Indus Cycling Embassy (ICE), a city-based cycling club, is launching ‘Donate a Cycle’ campaign to gift cycles to girl students of city, who are from economically disadvantaged families.
Every month we are collecting 50 rs (or 600 yearly) from like minded people and donating a new cycle to a poor girl costing 4000 rs.
Indus Cycling Embassy
State Bank of India, Cotton Hill Branch
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, Decan Chronicle
11th September 2016
Mathrubhumi 11th September 2016
Times of India 8th September 2016
Decan Chronicle, 10th September 2016
Indian Express 8th September 2016
NSS Technical Cell in Association with Indus Cycling Embassy , supported by CO2, Jyothirgamaya and Manaveeyam Theruvoorakkottam, organised an Equity Walk / Ride from L B S Institute of Technology for Women , Poojappura to Manaveeyam Veedhi, Trivandrum on the eve of International Womens Day. Rally was flagged off by Brahma Nayakam sir with the peace flag of Patrick Kaiser
NSS Technical Cell in Association with Indus Cycling Embassy , supported by CO2, Jyothirgamaya and Manaveeyam Theruvoorakkottam, organised an Equity Walk / Ride from L B S Institute of Technology for Women , Poojappura to Manaveeyam Veedhi, Trivandrum on the eve of International Womens Day. Rally was flagged off by Brahma Nayakam sir with the peace flag of Patrick Kaiser
NSS Technical Cell in Association with Indus Cycling Embassy , supported by CO2, Jyothirgamaya and Manaveeyam Theruvoorakkottam, organised an Equity Walk / Ride from L B S Institute of Technology for Women , Poojappura to Manaveeyam Veedhi, Trivandrum on the eve of International Womens Day. Rally was flagged off by Brahma Nayakam sir with the peace flag of Patrick Kaiser
NSS Technical Cell in Association with Indus Cycling Embassy , supported by CO2, Jyothirgamaya and Manaveeyam Theruvoorakkottam, organised an Equity Walk / Ride from L B S Institute of Technology for Women , Poojappura to Manaveeyam Veedhi, Trivandrum on the eve of International Womens Day. Rally was flagged off by Brahma Nayakam sir with the peace flag of Patrick Kaiser
NSS Technical Cell in Association with Indus Cycling Embassy , supported by CO2, Jyothirgamaya and Manaveeyam Theruvoorakkottam, organised an Equity Walk / Ride from L B S Institute of Technology for Women , Poojappura to Manaveeyam Veedhi, Trivandrum on the eve of International Womens Day. Rally was flagged off by Brahma Nayakam sir with the peace flag of Patrick Kaiser
NSS Technical Cell in Association with Indus Cycling Embassy , supported by CO2, Jyothirgamaya and Manaveeyam Theruvoorakkottam, organised an Equity Walk / Ride from L B S Institute of Technology for Women , Poojappura to Manaveeyam Veedhi, Trivandrum on the eve of International Womens Day. Rally was flagged off by Brahma Nayakam sir with the peace flag of Patrick Kaiser
Indus cycling embassy organised a night bicycle ride to Sanghumugham Beach from Manaveeyam n the eve of New year 2016.
Most of the riders were women . This was part of women occupying the streets in the night with out fear and to end atrocities against women.
ICE - Nel Vayal Raksha & Samrakshanam by Jaiva Karshaka Samithi (Metro Manorama 13 Oct 2015)
ICEans leading the rally
"Thanks Indus Cycling Embassy and other co-organizers from Kerala for spreading the word of I Ride With India through print media. Here is Indian Express covering I Ride With India from Kerala"
Over 70 cyclists in Trivandrum took part in the nationwide event called ‘I ride with India’, as they set out together with 10,000 others across the country last week. Their mission was to spread the message that cycling is a great sport which can be taken up by everyone.
An initiative of Hyderabad-based cycling group Cycling India, ‘I ride with India’ was a nationwide campaign to promote cycling and environment conservation. The event was spread across 100 cities in India. And in Trivandrum, the event was organised by Indus Cycling Embassy with the support of IISER Bikers and Elaveyil Maruthumkuzhi. I Ride with India was also conducted in Kochi and Kozhikode.
The cyclists began at Manaveeyam Veedhi and cycled through Museum, Palayam, Central Stadium, Secretariat, University College, LMS and Kowdiar. The riders returned to Manaveeyam Veedhi covering a distance of over 10 kilometres.
Indus Cycling Embassy is also conducting it’s monthly ‘Second Saturday Ride on the coming Saturday ( 12/9/2015). The route will be from Manaveeyam-Kowdiar-Manaveeyam-Museum-Central Stadium-Palayam and finally back to Manaveeyam.
Cycling enthusiasts who are interested can contact Prakash P Gopinath, Managing Trustee, Indus Cycling Embassy.
