There are several reasons why many women do not learn cycling. For some, it is the fear of fall and injury, while for some others it is the lack of support from family and society. Or, it could just be that they did not have the right environment to learn.
But, all those reasons have taken a back seat with ‘She Cycling’, a silent nation-wide revolution launched by the Indian segment of BYCS, an Amsterdam-based global NGO supporting community-led urban change through cycling. The campaign intends to nurture bicycle literacy among women in the country, and the five-day camp that concluded at Government Higher Secondary School at Perumanna in Kozhikode on Friday was the latest step in the mission.
Prakash P. Gopinath, ‘Bicycle Mayor’ of Thiruvananthapuram and founder of Indus Cycling Embassy (ICE), and Zeenath M.A., secretary of ICE Sheroes, began the campaign in October 2022 in Kochi as a follow-up of a project of the Kochi Corporation. But their attempt soon got recognition in the media, followed by several enquiries.
