Tandem cycle donation lets visually impaired person to join global inclusion fest

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Jegath Krishnan and visually challenged Sharath riding a tandem rhythm  from Bengaluru to Goa, successful  Bengaluru connected  Sunday.

Jegath Krishnan and visually challenged Sharath riding a tandem rhythm from Bengaluru to Goa, successful Bengaluru connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN

In a unsocial inaugural nether its EKYA Programme promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion, the Rotary Club has donated a tandem rhythm to Sharath, a visually impaired worker of a nationalist assemblage bank.

The donation from the Rotary Club of Bangalore Northwest, the Rotary Club of Bangalore Oasis, the Rotary Club of Turvekere, and idiosyncratic donors, volition alteration Mr. Sharath to rhythm from Bengaluru to Goa to enactment successful the International Purple Festival, scheduled from October 9 to 12.

“This task aims to empower visually impaired individuals by enhancing mobility, independence, and societal inclusion,” said Lakshmi Achuta, president of Rotary Club of Bangalore Northwest.

Mr. Sharath expressed his gratitude, saying that inclusive programmes by the rotary and different organisations make consciousness and thrust societal change.

The inaugural is successful collaboration with Inclusive Strides, a radical of visually impaired individuals and volunteers promoting outdoor accessibility. The cycling travel volition impact 2 visually challenged participants accompanied by 4 able-bodied captains connected tandem cycles.

The International Purple Festival successful Goa, hosted by the Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and supported by the Union authorities and United Nations India, celebrates inclusion, accessibility, and empowerment for radical with disabilities.

Published - October 05, 2025 09:12 p.m. IST

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