BIKERS CLUB JUNE 2019 ISSUE | Page 10

THE INTERVIEW DR.MARAL YAZARLOO- PATTRICK By Bikers Club BC: How do you define yourself? MYP: A human, who's trying to be a good person for this world. A dreamer who believes she can change the world. Then comes, I am an Iranian who adopted India as her home, when I was on my world ride, I hold two flags, Iranian and Indian, both are equal to me. I was a daughter, sister & a friend when I started my world ride, and got married during my ride and became a wife and a mother, these are some different roles in my life, which I try to be perfect as much as I can. In the corporate side: I have a PhD in marketing and I worked as head of retails & marketing in one of the leading companies of India for 12 years. And also I am a fashion designer and I showcased & launched my brand in Paris, Rome, Milan, Dubai & India, and I was a part of London Fashion Week before I left for my world ride. My workshop is in Pune, I do have a shop in J.W Marriott Pune and hopefully will open soon in Delhi. As a Biker: I started riding bikes all over India around 8 years ago, my first bike was a Harley Davidson 48, then I got another HD Nightrod Special and later on Ducati Diavel & BMW GS. I rode around 140,000 Kms on my bike before I left for my world ride. I started my world ride on 15th March 2017, on my BMW GS f650 (800CC), I travelled to 7 continents, 64 countries 110,000 Kms without any back up and team neither fix planning, although I started with my riding partner Mr. Pankaj Trivedi but unfortunately due to his health issues he could not continue after a couple of months and I continued solo, majorly slept in my tent and ate what I could get, amazing experience!