"Writer, Blogger, Content-Manager, Vegan, Cyclist, Philosopher"

Actively engaging with various aspects of life - self, society, environment, and others.

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With me turning 2 on Tumblr Cycling as a sport and mode of transport has gained tremendous acceptance in my city (Mumbai). Thanks to the many groups, foundations, active cyclists, environmentally conscious people, organizations, government and every other person involved. The above picture is from this years The Smart Commute Cycle2Work Environment Day ride. It’s picture of some of the people who started from Worli, which was one of the several starting points. Over 500 cyclists met and connected at BKC Sofitel which was the venue for the event. The event kicked off the monthly #Cycle2WorkFridays in the city where people will take their cycles to work on every last Friday of the month.  "Writer, Blogger, Content-Manager, Vegan, Cyclist, Philosopher" turned 2 today!

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As a member of New Acropolis, a philosophical organization dedicated to the study of philosophy, culture and volunteering, this was another beautification and clean up drive like last year. In collaboration with My Dream Colaba, over 25 members of New Acropolis, passerbys, artists and people from neighboring societies showed the spirit of volunteering and participated in this community service project and helped to revive this corner in 8 hours over the weekend. The message being of Harmony, shows how by sharing this collective spirit of harmony within us and with people around us, we can bring out a change that sends ripples and inspires many others. Last year we did a similar project in collaboration with bmc and residents of neighboring societies transformed another neglected neighborhood of Colaba. (2015 event links: http://acropolis.org.in/2015/04/18/viva-colaba-a-beautification-and-clean-up-drive-with-the-bmc/ http://acropolis.org.in/2015/12/20/reviving-hope-viva-colaba-phase-ii-mumbai/ ) #socialproject #communityservice #socialwork #volunteering #bethechange #harmony #newacropolis #mydreamcolaba #Colaba #spirit #joy #newworld #collaboration #collab #society #humanity #earth #people (at Cuffe Parade)

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A fantastic vegan lunch at Kurries and Burries, Girgaum Chowpatty Wilson College Lane, Opp Starbucks. Hot Garlic Wok, Thai Green Curry, Momos, Kung Pao Potatoes with Brinda @brindapoojary and Nikita @nikitahsolanki #vegan #plantbased #chinese #thai #oriental #wok #momos #veggies #lunch #Asian #india #mumbai #foodie #wilsoncollege #Chowpatty #beach #kurriesandburries #foodtalkindia #foodiechats #zomato #foodblog

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let’s all get on cycles and tackle this pollution! 

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This is Day 1's loot. A great number of sessions on various topics like accessibility, what do customers want, talent retention etc. My friend/colleague (Prasenjit) attended the main sessions while I was attending Word Lounge organized parallely by @AlphabetSambhar (twitter handle) a community formed by group of writers for writers / content creators from diverse backgrounds. Day 2 commences.. #wordcamp2016 #bandra #ies #wordcampmumbai #wordpress #teamdigitalkrafts #digitalkrafts #searchoflife #blog #bloggers #writers #developers #automattic #community #startups #webdevelopment #webdesign

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Met these awesome guys at Bhaji Galli. They cycle all around the area and even go for shopping on a cycle. They cycle at Marine Drive on weekends. Two brothers two cycles and two bags full of vegetables. A big thumbs up for them. It's so easy, fast and fun to get around on a cycle, definitely better than walking and even better than using a car or a bike. #cycling #cycle #mumbaicyclists #mumbaicyclist #cycletowork #cycle2work #cycleeveryday #cycleeverywhere #mumbai #southmumbai #grantroad #nanachowk #commuting #ecocommute #greencommute #bikes #riding #ridingbikes #ridingbicycle

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I CAN RIDE. Mega cycling event at Vashi. Cyclists from all over Mumbai and afar coming together to ride, spread awareness on road safety, environmental pollution, and bringing cycling to the people and building a nation of confident cyclists. 25km 50km 75km 100km ride categories. A bunch of us starting from South Mumbai at 4:30am. #mumbaicyclist #mumbaicyclists #southmumbai #vashi #cycle #icanride #ride #pedal #roadsafety #environment #pollution #gear #accessories #equipment #ready #cyclinggear #scott #cateye #tifosi #btwin #deuter #vogmask

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#Valentines is all about #LOVE, this year #KalaGhoda #Arts #Festival in association with #FirefoxBikes and #BharatCycleCo wish to celebrate "LOVE" for Mumbai City. There is something about #Mumbai that makes it special. As special as your first love is. However, the most important personal thing we can each do for Mumbai is to fall in LOVE with everything this city holds. Cycles have been an integral part of Mumbai & its culture since 100 years. Its existence still kept alive, thanks to our green crusaders the Dabbawala, Milkman & Newspaper vendors. Lets #unite this year for the love of our #city & for the joy of #cycling at 7:00am at Rampart Road as we take you around the #Heritage buildings of Kala Ghoda, Ballard Estate, Fort, Churchgate, VT and share few insights of the architectural magnificence of these structure.  Join us with your friends, family, your loved once & share a #wink with fellow Mum"bikers" as we take you on this #romantic ride to show our true #spirit and #love for Mumbai City !! Lets spread the LOVE...#KalaGhodaArtsFestival #KGAF #FirefoxBikes #BharatCycleCo #Valentines #Love #Mumbai #City #Cycling #Unite Contact: Sudarshan Beri - 9820077428; Firoza - 9820047420

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An amazing plant based cooking workshop by Sharan (Reyna Rupani) and High Carb Health (Shukul Kachwalla). Learned some amazing new tips on good cooking, health, nutrition, experimenting with food, creative alternatives to our traditional harmful ingredients etc. And also discovered some fantastic new recipes like American Cheesecake, Mexican Salad, Thai Massuman Curry, Dutch Oat Cookies and other 4 simple quick and delicious dishes all plan based, oil free, dairy free, preservatives free. All the cream, butter was made using nuts and fruits. Amazingly delicious, healthy and filling. #vegan #plantbased #preservativefree #chemicalfree #organic #Mumbaivegan #indianvegan #cookingworkshop #learningtocook #cook #mumbaifood #foodiechats #foodtalkindia #thai #dutch #american #mexican

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Attending this awesome #vegan #plantbased #cooking by @sharanindia in collaboration with Shukul of New Zealand's @HighCarbHealth at The Integral Space, Opp Paladium, lower Parel #veganism #organic #oilfree #healthy #learningtocook #mumbai #India #phoenixmills #palladium #lowerparel #vegancooking #theintegralspace #foodtalkindia #foodiechats #desi #desikhana

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Finally #YogiBuddy Nikita (@nikitahsolanki) gets a cracking deal on a cycle thanks to Zubair, a top Bike Customizer of #Mumbai (@bichanix #Bandra). It's a #schwinn #duna #alloy. A #hardtail #mtb. Now she will be cycling to work and cycling everywhere around the city. Short rides, long rides, and all the rides in between. Why spend hours sitting in a car, stuck in traffic, polluting when you can have an adventure of a ride by commuting on a cycle, fast, fun, healthy, and safe for yourself for others and for the city! #Cycle2Work #cycling #bicycling #biking #ecocommute #greencommute #greencity #futureoftransportation #futureoftravel

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Yesterday's Update: Awesome Yoga session by a friend whose is a professional #yogi @nikitahsolanki (and now also a #cyclist) trained from the oldest yoga institute in the world!! I learned #suryanamaskar pose. It was quite challenging for my #nonflexi #body but #inspiring nonetheless. The pose comprises of several complex steps, but that's what made it so engaging. Then she did her level of yoga, I did some shadow yoga poses, and then we took few selfies and I tried some yoga mat acrobatics on the top right :) #yoga #yogapose #theyogainstitute #asana #beachyoga #yogamat #mumbai #india #chowpatty #mumbaiyoga #beach #sand #beaches (at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai)

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#Delhi decides to ban diesel cars after the vehicular population crossed 2.5 million. New measures, odd numbered vehicles ply on selected days and even number on other days of the week. Mumbai? #Cycle2Work the simplest most effective solution. While Germany might have built a 62 mile long cycle highway connecting 10 cities, which will take 50,000 vehicles off the road daily, for us, the only practical and effective solution is filling the existing highways with cycles. #quote "Don't wait for it to be late, infrastructure doesn't bring change, people who change their ways (cycle) do." CYCLING ENTRY #401 Today's Journey: Grant Road to Bhayandar Dist: 45km Commute duration by Cycle: est 2hrs #ecocommute #greencity #cycle #cyclechalao #mumbaitraffic #mumbaicyclist #blogger #pollution #gogreen #cycling #cyclists #mumbai #india #future #urban #urbantransport

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A fantastic and surprising meet up at the farmers market. Had gone with a friend to Bichanix, Bandra. She luckily spotted the farmers market on Hill Road, as she cycled all the way from Bhayander to Bandra to return her rented cycle. So we shifted our afternoon meal location to the market itself. We got to check out many stalls. A wide collection of organic products by Terra Green, great assortment of dips and other recipes by My Pure Path and a fantastic, solid cheap and scrumptious meal by Organic Treats. The meal just for 120 included two sabjis (veggie dishes) 2 salads, 4-5 chapatis. Completely organic! A meal which one wouldn't even get in a big named restaurant for even ten times the price. I am probably going to eat Organic Treats meals for every week until the farmers market season goes on. :) We also stumbled across Samir Prasad of Vegan Bites but we didn't get the time to check out his stall! And he also introduced us to Anita Moos whose family went vegan and she was interested in activism related activities. Finally we grabbed a vegan plum cake (one and a half bit) from a stall which had almost packed up. Forgot to get their name. But the cake was exquisite! I think visits to farmers market are a must as they remind you that you are a part of this thriving community which is working passionately, day in day out, together, to build a healthy and sustainable future causing minimal harm to either animals or environment and as a result even to your own health. #farmersmarket #vegan #organic #plantbased #india #mumbaivegans #indianvegans #veggies #sustainable #ecofriendly #environmental #future #thrive #community #veganism #holistic #health

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Fantastic Vegan Coffee #sofit #soymilk #nescafe #vegan #plantbased #coffee #homemade #instantcoffee #hot #mumbaivegan #mumbaivegans #foodtalkindia #foodiechats #creamy #foodie #zomato #blogger #cyclist #mumbai #india

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Without Awareness There Is No Free Choice. Every choice we make does make a difference. To others and to ourselves. Awareness opens the door to social transformation.More and more people around the world are opening their minds now. The Vegan movement is one of the fastest growing social justice movements in the world today. The goal of the vegan movement is to create: 1. Compassion rather than Cruelty2. Empathy rather than Apathy3. Authenticity rather than dishonesty4. Justice rather than oppression. So with awareness we can create a better world for all beings, human and non human alike. The fastest growing #socialjustice #movement in the #world today #vegan #veganism #justice @YouTube #byebye #carnism

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Cycling Diaires #3 #innovative #parkingspaces in the city. Motor bikes were sent back as the entire two wheeler parking was full. I got in, as this time I decided to cycle to the mall even though I was being persuaded to take my #motorbike. Fortunately there was this heavy window grill lying at the side around which I locked my cycle. This city is far more friendly to it's cyclists than it seems. #cyclingcity #mumbai #phoenixmills #lowerparel #India #mumbaicyclist #blogger #getcreative #vegancyclist #cycle2work #greencommute #traffic