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Vijayabaskar.<\/p>\r\n \r\n <p>This ambitious venture represents a unique blend of adventure tourism and social responsibility, as the Finnish bikers undertake this epic journey across continents to support education for underprivileged girls in rural India. The collaboration between Finnish and Indian organisations demonstrates the global commitment to educational causes.<\/p>\r\n \r\n <p>The ceremonial flag-off at a primary school in Kancheepuram district symbolically connects the tour's starting point with its ultimate purpose - improving educational opportunities for young girls in similar rural schools across India.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <div class=\"source\">\r\n <p style=\"font-size: 0.9em; color: #666;\">\r\n <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/chennai\/17-bikers-17-countries-15000-km\/article23608213.ece\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;\">The Hindu - 17 bikers, 17 countries, 15,000 km<\/a>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hindu – 17 bikers, 17 countries, 15,000 km THE HINDU 17 bikers, 17 countries, 15,000 km 65-day charity tour for girls’ education flagged off Updated – April 20, 2018 07:41 am IST – KANCHEEPURAM The charity tour for girls’ education in rural India, on motorcycles from Chennai to Finland, commenced from the Sriperumpudur Panchayat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5206","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>full-17-bikers - 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Vijayabaskar.<\/p>\r\n \r\n <p>This ambitious venture represents a unique blend of adventure tourism and social responsibility, as the Finnish bikers undertake this epic journey across continents to support education for underprivileged girls in rural India. The collaboration between Finnish and Indian organisations demonstrates the global commitment to educational causes.<\/p>\r\n \r\n <p>The ceremonial flag-off at a primary school in Kancheepuram district symbolically connects the tour's starting point with its ultimate purpose - improving educational opportunities for young girls in similar rural schools across India.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <div class=\"source\">\r\n <p style=\"font-size: 0.9em; color: #666;\">\r\n <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/chennai\/17-bikers-17-countries-15000-km\/article23608213.ece\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;\">The Hindu - 17 bikers, 17 countries, 15,000 km<\/a>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hindu – 17 bikers, 17 countries, 15,000 km THE HINDU 17 bikers, 17 countries, 15,000 km 65-day charity tour for girls’ education flagged off Updated – April 20, 2018 07:41 am IST – KANCHEEPURAM The charity tour for girls’ education in rural India, on motorcycles from Chennai to Finland, commenced from the Sriperumpudur Panchayat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5206","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>full-17-bikers - 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