For Shyni Rajkumar and 21 other riders from various parts of Kerala, this Onam was one to revel in their rare achievement of a national record.
The team under MotorCycle Tourers Association was the first of its kind to ride to Karondi, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, the Geographical Centre of India.
The ride led by Jackson Fernandez, president of the association, started from Kanyakumari on September 4 and reached Jabalpur on September 7, the eve of Thiruvonam, covering over 2,200 km. They had also touched Nagpur, which was the Geographical Centre of India before Independence. Shyni was the only woman in the team.