{"id":18907,"date":"2018-06-02T18:19:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T18:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hyderabadfirst.in\/?p=18907"},"modified":"2018-06-03T15:01:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T15:01:28","slug":"02-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hyderabadfirst.in\/?p=18907","title":{"rendered":"Bengaluru: Hearing impaired woman covers 8,300km on bike"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18911\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hyderabadfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ArchanaBF03JUN2018.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18911\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18911\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hyderabadfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ArchanaBF03JUN2018.jpg\" alt=\"DRIVEN BY PASSION: Archana Timmaraju embarked on the tour to motivate the hearing impaired\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hyderabadfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ArchanaBF03JUN2018.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.hyderabadfirst.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ArchanaBF03JUN2018-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DRIVEN BY PASSION: Archana Timmaraju embarked on the tour to motivate the hearing impaired<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"heading4\">HIGHLIGHTS<\/h4>\n<div id=\"mCSB_1\" class=\"mCustomScrollBox mCS-dark\">\n<div class=\"mCSB_container mCS_no_scrollbar\">\n<ul>\n<li>Hearing impaired Archana Timmaraju is back in Bengaluru after completing a 8,300km bike ride to Ladakh.<\/li>\n<li>Born with 40% hearing ability, Archana has been facing difficulties and disabilities in her speech<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bengaluru :<\/p>\n<p>She may be hearing impaired\u00a0but that hasn\u2019t stopped her from being adventurous. Archana Timmaraju, 33, is back in the city after completing a 8,300km bike ride to Ladakh .<\/p>\n<p>Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Archana studied in St John\u2019s School, Bengaluru, and later did her masters in metal sculpting from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. Other than sculpting, Archana also teaches art at Mallya Aditi International School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started riding at 21 and haven\u2019t looked back since. The aim of this tour \u2014 Journey to Inspire \u2014 was to motivate the hearing impaired and encourage more women to ride bikes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Archana was accompanied by her friend and colleague Daniel Sundaram, a geography teacher, on the journey that began on April 29 and culminated at Freedom Park on May 29. She rode a Royal Enfield, while Daniel was on a KTM bike.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Archana\u2019s feat, her mother Sita Mahalakshmi said: \u201cWe were not scared at all.Archana made video calls to us every day and shared her location live so we knew where she was. I am extremely proud of her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born with 40% hearing ability, Archana has been facing difficulties and disabilities in her speech. She can hear to a certain extent with help of an aid. Archana, with Daniel, has also founded a community, Silent Expedition, for bikers,withspecialemphasison those with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>source: http:\/\/www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com \/ The Times of India \/ Home&gt; News&gt; City&gt; Bangalore \/ TNN \/ June 02nd, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>______________________________ HIGHLIGHTS Hearing impaired Archana Timmaraju is back in Bengaluru after completing a 8,300km bike ride to Ladakh. Born with 40% hearing ability, Archana has been facing difficulties and disabilities in her speech ______________________________ Bengaluru : She may be hearing impaired\u00a0but that hasn\u2019t stopped her from being adventurous. 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