7 states in 7 days - female riders from North-East script history on motocycle.

For the first time, 3 Young female motorbike riders of North-East India, namely, Nirmali Nath (Assam), Onen Nenty (Nagaland) and Rosalynn Lushai (Mizoram) travelled the entire North-East India within a span of 7 days intending to break the shackles among the minds of the women and to redefine North East region of the country. They covered 300-400 kms every day to complete the challenge.

The bikers were flagged off from Guwahati on April 3, 2021. They went to Shillong, Meghalaya before halting at Silchar for a night. From Silchar, they headed towards Tripura’s capital Agartala before going to Aizawl in Mizoram, where they stayed for a day. After that, they made a stop at Jiribam in Manipur, before riding to the capital, Imphal. From Imphal, they went to Kohima in Nagaland and then to Dimapur. After that, they went to Tezpur (Assam), before heading to the final Northeast destination in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. They were flagged at Kaziranga national park in Assam on April 9, 2021.

In Kohima, they were accorded a warm felicitation by KK Motor Kohima, Department of Tourism, Nagaland Tourism Association (NTA) and biker Neitho Khamo at The Heritage. Their shared love for riding bikes has birthed the concept of the North East Tour as they continue to explore the exquisite beauty of the region. Beyond that, Onen Nenty said, “we want to show that women in North East are not just sitting at home. We are not just women who are comfortable in the kitchen, we want to think beyond that, we are coming out of our comfort zones. We have the capability to do everything if you follow your passion, follow your dream, everything is possible.”

Recalling the experience of the states they have covered so far, she said they were greeted with the warm hospitality of the local people everywhere they went. 

Nirmali Nath also echoed the same sentiments while putting across that “I get goosebumps whenever we are being received- local people giving us water, fruits, food, we got so much love and support from everyone with people hosting us, feeding us and giving us shelter.”

She said the roads were challenging while stating that “there are good roads, bad roads, off roads, and no roads” but nature, landscape and the warmth of people, she added were “amazing.” 

“We want to show people what is there in North East as riders representing our states and we feel proud of it”, she said.

Nirmali Nath from Assam and Rosalynn Lushai have both travelled more than 1 lakh kilometres on bikes in the past while Onen Nenty previously undertook a solo bike tour across Nagaland.

Veyielo Doula, Deputy Director for Tourism congratulated the three bikers on undertaking the tour while pointing out that it is very challenging and not easy to ride through rugged roads in the North East.

Also speaking on the occasion, Vincent Belho said the female bikers are truly the ambassadors of tourism in North East India. He called upon them to continue to showcase to the world that Nagaland and North-east India are a hot tourist destination.  

Earlier, Sapulu Krocha, General Manager of KK Motor Kohima chaired the felicitation programme.