June 2014 Blog Posts (12)

68^th recipient of livelihood bicycle:  ‘If you believe in Him, then He is God. If not, then He is just a piece of stone!’

 

Rajesh Sahani. (40)

 

Carpenter.

 

Rajesh is from Gorakhpur, UP. He arrived in Mumbai around 10 years ago. I asked him what made him come to Mumbai?

He replied, ‘I came here since we did not have food to eat back in the village.’ His eyes turned moist when he said that to me. Then he put his head down for a…

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Why riders fear to ride cycles on road of Gurgaon? Why they don't use their bicycle for daily routine by riding to the shops, park, school or work.

67th recipient of livelihood bicycle: ‘These humble livelihood bicycles, just like parents, hope and strive relentlessly to give us an uninterrupted ride on our various journeys through life.‘

Shabbir Shaikh. (42)



Bread seller.



One morning during my walk I stopped a man selling bread on his bicycle. I asked him if the bicycle he is riding belongs to him, or does it belong to the Bread agency he may be employed with.

He replied, aggressively, ‘What’s it to… Continue

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64th recipient of livelihood bicycle:   ‘….. I can immediately put him on a bicycle and quickly take him to a doctor or to a hospital.’

 

Bablu Prajapati. (28)

 

Profession – Helper. (Assistant to Carpenters and Masons)

 

Bablu is from UP, and currently lives at Nalasopara, near Virar. He has been living in Mumbai since 10 years. He said ‘I came to Bambai to become something great, a good kaarigar (carpenter), however I could not make it. But I am…

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63rd recipient of livelihood bicycle:  “I have only heard of ‘happiness’. I have never seen it.”

 

Naimuddin Ansari. (48)

 

Bread and Pau seller.

 

When I walk around Bandra early morning, I would often see a middle aged man on his bicycle, a bit over weight, riding at a slow pace with effort. He would stop en route his journey and sit down on one of the benches on the pavement by the sea side. To me he seemed to be contemplating on his past present…

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Hi All -

I am visiting Mumbai this July/August.  I am missing the critical mass :(, but I would love to meet up with the cycling community and hopefully go on some rides!  Any leads on where to borrow a bike would be awesome.  I would even be up for some travelling somewhere to cycle. 

Hope to hear back soon! 

Snehee

I have relocated myself from Goa to Thane -vasant vihar.
Trying lot to get a group near vasant vihar""""

62nd recipient of livelihood bicycle:  ‘Both we brothers felt ashamed and useless! We were two adults who could not find our own Mother!"

 

Vijay (34)

 

Milkman and driver. (Milkman from 5 am to 9 am; Private car Driver from 11 am to night)

 

Vijay was born in a village near Pune, and was brought up in Mumbai also. His parents were vegetable sellers, they would sell veggies from house to house in Bandra’s Pali Hill area…

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