By : Husna Rizwan
A bike rally for bringing in awareness among the youth and general masses against drug addiction was taken out from Jayanagar to Ferns Estates in Boyahalli on Airport Road. The event was well received by Namma Bengalureans.NEWS9
550 Bikers and more were active participants and audience count was nearly 1000 people. #SayNoToDrugs was the Events focus.
Bikers are using their mobility and clout to spread such messages wherever they ride. Ashish Singh, founder of Indian Royal Cruisers, Bangalore was the man behind the scenes. His is the last picture. Man on the right.
Keynote speakers at this event were Dr. Sangeeta Saksena of Enfold India She spoke on the empowering that Biker groups can do. How the High can be experienced by riding a bike and get lifes thrills that way.
Dr. Jayant Mahdevan an expert on drug addiction in Bangalore spoke on how to look out for the vulnerable children an others in society who can be easy preys for drug addiction
Major Bhavana, retd. of Yoddha spoke of how all of us can benefit from self defence classes and why it is something that should be taught across all schools…Yoddha Self-Defence
Gitanjali Gupta. Head CSR & Advocacy of EnfoldIndia spoke on women empowerment and propagated the download of the Stri Suraksha app. ..in 11 languages. Free. For Android phones. Made with collaboration with Unicef and C.Dac, Hyderabad. The app is quite unique. This is not an emergency app. Its an app that provides you comprehensive education on how to take necessary steps to protect yourself with knowledge of Indian Penal Codes, critically defining paragraphs that inform you with legalese on your rights and laws; provide you with clarity on what trauma you have undergone and how to take issues up further with police till end stage. Its a wonderful handy books of legal knowledge & resources on how to help yourself in times of distress.
