Pallavi Fauzdar

Pallavi Fauzdar (born 20 December 1979) is an Indian woman best known for her high altitude motorcycle riding and her social work. Her exploits have been recognised by a number of firsts in the Limca Book of Records.

Pallavi Fauzdar
Pallavi Fauzdar receiving Nari Shakti Award by the President of India at Rastrapati Bhawan , New Delhi
Born (1979-12-20) 20 December 1979
Agra
NationalityIndian
Occupationmotorcyclist and social worker
Known forsolo, high altitude motorcycle records

Early life and background

Pallavi Fauzdar was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her father is Ashok Fauzdar, a retired electrical engineer. She first showed interest in riding motorcycles at the age of 14, riding her father’s motorcycle. She married in 2004, has 2 children and lives in New Delhi.[1]

Career

Pallavi Fauzdar started her riding career by joining a riding group in New Delhi. Her first notable exploit was in 2015, a solo ride to Mana Pass at an altitude of 5638m or 18774 ft above sea level, then the highest motorable pass in the world. Her feat was recognised by the Limca Book of Records.[2][3][4] That year she created another record by riding to eight mountain passes above 5000m in a single trip.[5][6] Pallavi then continued to ride in mountains covering new passes and remote routes. She also did social work by doing cause-awareness rides in various parts of the country.[7] In 2017 Pallavi rode to the Ladakh region of India and scaled the Umling La Pass at 5803m or 19323 ft, the first person to do so .[8] The Umling La pass is now the world's highest motorable pass.[9][10]

Records

Pallavi currently holds the following Limca Book records:

Record Issuer date place Ref
First woman to ride eight mountain passes above 5000m in a single trip Limca Book of Records, India 18 July 2015 Ladakh, India [6]
First woman solo motorcyclist to ride to Mana Pass at an altitude of 5638m or 18774 ft Limca Book of Records, India 24 September 2015 Uttarakhand, India [11]
First woman motorcyclist to ride to the highest freshwater lake, Lake Deotal situated at 5471 m or 17950 ft Limca Book of Records, India 24 September 2015 Uttarakhand, India [4]

Recognition and awards

Pallavi’s work and achievements have been recognised at the national level and she has received the following awards:

Award Issuer date Place Ref
The Nari Shakti Award given by the President Of India Government of India 8 March 2017 Delhi,India [12]
Outstanding global woman of Uttar Pradesh(UP) by the Chief Minister of the State of UP Government of the State of UP, India 30 April 2016 Lucknow, India [13]
DLA Woman of the Year Award 2016-2017 DLA Newspaper 24 May 2017 Agra, India [1]

Social work

Pallavi has worked with Non-governmental organisations and the Women and Child Department of Government of the State of UP as brand Ambassador of Women and Child Helpline 181 and "Beti Bachao Bati Padao" campaign for the support of women and children.[7][14][15]

Television

Pallavi regularly gives media interviews on television and to media houses including DD national.[16][17][18][4]

References
  1. Hemant Anand (24 March 2017), Pallavi Fauzdar - DLA Honours 2017 - Woman of the Year, retrieved 7 November 2017
  2. "Mother of two rides her way to Limca Book of world records for her Mana Pass feat - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. "Pallavi enters Limca book of records for crossing Mana pass". affairscloud.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. "Jai Ho Episode 38: Inspiring Story Of Pallavi Fauzdar | News World India". newsworldindia.in. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. "Mother of two, she rode her bike through eight Himalayan passes - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. "Mother of two, she rode her bike through eight Himalayan passes - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. "यूपी की सड़कों पर घूम रही हैं लेडी मार्शल बाइक राइडर्स, जानिए क्या है कारण". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. "19 हजार फीट की ऊंचाई पर सबसे खतरनाक रास्ते पर बाइक दौड़ाकर पल्लवी ने बनाया रिकॉर्ड, तस्वीरें- Amarujala". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. "BRO builds world's highest motorable road in Ladakh - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  10. PTI (2 November 2017). "BRO builds world's highest motorable road in Ladakh at 19,300 feet". livemint.com/. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  11. "यह महिला अकेले पहुंची 18700 फीट की ऊंचाई पर, मर्द नहीं कर पाए ऐसी हिम्मत". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). 8 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  12. "Nari Shakti Awards 2016 | Ministry Of Women & Child Development | GoI". wcd.nic.in. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  13. "मिलिए खतरों की खिलाड़ी इस महिला से, स्टंट देख दहल जाएगा दिल, देखें वीडियो". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  14. "पल्लवी फौजदार के नेतृत्व में 'धूम' मचाएंगी महिला बाइकर्स". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  15. "काशी पहुंची महिला बाइकर्स की रैली, जहां से गुजरती है वहां खास संदेश देती है- Amarujala". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  16. DD News (23 April 2017), Tejasvini: Interaction with Motorcyclist Pallavi Fauzdar, retrieved 7 November 2017
  17. Sea education channel (14 May 2016), Mothers day Episode 01, retrieved 7 November 2017
  18. News World India (9 March 2017), Women's Day Special Show With NWI Journalist Pranjali Singh, retrieved 7 November 2017
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