She sped for about two kilometres, trying to escape the stalkers as they tried to obstruct her between their motorbikes. While one was driving ahead of her, the other one was exactly behind.
Vijay Kumar lunged at Pooja and tried to rip off her shirt. Pooja was thrown to the ground, but the sudden attack did not take away her strength or presence of mind.
One Bengaluru footpath warrior has found an innovative way of driving away these bikers and make space for pedestrians on footpaths to walk, which is rightfully theirs. She is often seen arranging stones along sidewalks to stop motorists from driving over them.
Mangala Mani was the only woman on a team of 23 from ISRO, who spent over 400 days researching in below zero temperatures– a feat which was by no means easy.
Nagamani was only eight when she lost her father, Dr Shama Rao, a doctor in the British Army, to the side effects of mustard gas during World War I in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). He was one of the first Bengalureans to have served as a Captain in the British Army during the World War I.