Words: Shubham Choukse
The season 3 of the TVS Himalayan Highs came to a successful end on September 11, 2017. This season witnessed a group of 10 women and 2 men travelling from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh to Khardung La pass, touching height of 18,000 feet. The group finished the 970Km journey which includes high altitude mountain roads and treacherous terrain in 11 days on their TVS Scooty Zest 110 scooters.
The 12 riders, selected through multiple rounds of evaluation, which included physical test and psychological resilience, were Ashwini Pawar (Mumbai), Anjali Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh), Aashraya Suresh (Karnataka), Shagufta Khan (Mumbai), Vineeta Lohchab (Delhi), Riya Roy (West Bengal), Baishali Nath (Assam), Devaki P (Telangana), Milam Shah (Uttar Pradesh), Mohit Bhardwaj (Delhi), Andre Camara (Goa) and Anjali Manoharan (Kerala).
Commenting on this feat, Aniruddha Haldar, Vice President (Marketing) Commuter Motorcycles, Scooters and Corporate Brand, TVS Motor Company said, “TVS Zest 110 Himalayan Highs has completed its 3rd season which has been unequivocally a resounding success. #FEELTHEPOWER has been its credo and we have seen this in the way that the 12 riders have performed and how the TVS Zest 110 has responded yet again to the challenges of the Himalayas. It has celebrated the human spirit and prowess of the TVS Zest 110. We thank the vast numbers of the brand lovers who encouraged us through their support on social media. TVS Zest 110 has clearly shown that it has what it takes to take on any challenge, even a Himalayan challenge.”
Started in 2015 with a single woman rider Anam Hashim, the Himalayan Highs has now become a yearly ritual for TVS. It is getting bigger and bigger every year, this year TVS received 1 lakh enquires from men and women across the country.