BEHIND THE BARS,
BBC TopGear India|November 2024
THE DIFFERENT KIND
ANANT PANDEY
BEHIND THE BARS,

Being a motorcycle journalist and an enthusiast to begin with, I have spent most of my life on the road behind the bars. Not the ones that keep criminals confined but the ones which steer a motorcycle. Call it a fickle heart but I have fallen for many motorcycles in my career and despite constant push from people, I decided long back that I will stay confined to motorcycles alone. However, things changed one fine day when a rather distinct opportunity came knocking on my door. To experience an auto rickshaw. Getting behind the handlebar of a very different kind? How could I let it go?

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