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Ep 31: Women’s motorbike coach Meghna Khanna: “I like the wind in my hair”

May 21, 2024 · 1h 17s
Ep 31: Women’s motorbike coach Meghna Khanna: “I like the wind in my hair”
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https://www.instagram.com/travelrani/, a Bengaluru-based women’s motorcycle coach, is a Limca Book of Records holder for being the first Indian woman motorcyclist to reach Khardung La, the highest motorable pass in the...

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Meghna Khanna, a Bengaluru-based women’s motorcycle coach, is a Limca Book of Records holder for being the first Indian woman motorcyclist to reach Khardung La, the highest motorable pass in the world. You can have the biggest car in the world, but nothing beats the feeling of the wind in your hair when you ride a bike, she says. “When you ride a motorcycle, you know why a dog sticks their head out of the car,” she remarks. 

For her 10-year-old daughter, it’s a surprise when she sees her father park the bike, “Oh, he knows how to ride too?” Begging her dad to teach her to start a scooter when she was barely a teen, Meghna’s story of the first bike she fell in love with — and later owned — is serendipitous with meeting her husband.

While she goes with the flow, running Levitate, a craft store for 18 years, a preloved store for fashion finds and starting the “Bindi Project”, her passion lies in riding her 1994 Royal Enfield Bullet through dirt roads and forest trails. Listen in!

Chapters:
01:00 Her love for bikes started at age 12
06:20 Her first bike – the Enfield 1994 Bullet — and meeting her husband
10:00 No fear when biking; driving as a new mom
13:20 The Khardung La journey, navigating hairpin bends
23:35 Motorcycling is a solo journey
29:20 Helping hand from bikers
34:10 Coaching across age groups
37:25 Driving responsibly; her dad’s advice
39:20 Stories of women riders
44:38 Wearing many hats
47:10 Moving from Mumbai and starting Levitate in Bangalore
53:43 How preloved works
57:15 Empowering women

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