A workshop on
Making Cycling Popular in India
19th July to 26th July 201
In Srishti, School of Art, Design and Technology
Thursday, July 7, 2011
I remember that in the 1960s this was a very common sight in small towns in India: There would be a huge pit dug in the ground and somebody would be cycling inside it round and round. There would also be a signpost saying how many days he had been cycling for. The cyclist usually from a poor background would be doing this to raise money - for a family member or friend who was ill and couldn't pay hospital bills. Usually there would be a crowd encouraging his efforts. Sometimes, a friend would run alongside the cyclist as he did his rounds inside the pit, giving him a drink of water. I haven't seen this in a long time.
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Fund raising with cycling events ist quite common in the Netherlands. One of the biggest events takes part in France, in June, before the Tour the France, a 3 week race around the whole country. One of the highest mountains is Alpe d' Huez. The event is called Alpe dhuZes, zes is six, after the six people who started it to raise money for cancer research. This year 4300 cyclistst joined in to climb the mountain. They collected 2 crore Euros.
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