Who would imagine that Bala, a leader of the Shiv Sena women’s wing in Mumbai, would ride astride her motorcycle in her sari, fiercely? Tarini Bedi, author of The Dashing Ladies of Shiv Sena, as part of her doctoral research, also jumped on Bala’s bike to get to know firsthand the world of Shiv Sena women.
Bala tells Bedi that on her bike, she is like Shivaji and the Rani of Jhansi on her horse. People can hear her coming and that is what makes her. . .
