Pathbreakers
Both Deepali and I were early bikers. Vaishutai taught Deepali how to bike and Deepali taught me how to bike. I started biking, in Junior KG. I remember, because Vaishutai would always remind me the timeline. She started biking after 5th grade, so Deepali was in 1st grade, and pretty much after Deepali started biking, I insisted that Deepali teach me to bike as well. I clearly remember how I didn't know how to start on the bike, and so Deepali told me to use a curbside "Otlo" to help me start. Also, how I would stop by just flinging myself in a pile of sand. My feet would not touch the ground, and so this is how I learnt. So when I got to 1st grade, I insisted that I too should bike to school like my sisters. I remember how apprehensive my mom was. I was given lots of instructions at home, and when we left the society, Vaishutai took over. I was to be in the middle, Deepali was to be towards the curb and Vaishutai was to be closer to the traffic. Early 80s we c