New Delhi: An all-women vintage car rally in the capital on March 22 brought at least 75 classic and vintage automobiles to roll for the cause of the girl child from the Red Fort to the India Gate. The rally was flagged off by designer Ritu Beri.
The proceeds from the rally 'Badhte Kadam - Rally for the Girl Child' will help educate 20 poor girls from Chaman, a non-profit group that works for underprivileged children.
The rally was also a tribute to that period in history when women took to the wheels, symbolising freedom and equality in a male-dominated society.
The heritage line-up of cars and two-wheelers, which assembled outside the Red Fort in the morning, flaunted timeless specimens of automotive history like a 1947 Buick that once ferried the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi, a 1919 Wolseley, a variety of Ford sedans and saloons from the 1940s and 1950s, Mercedes automobiles from the 1930s to the 1950s and several classic Chevrolets.
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Image: An all-women drivers' rally for the cause of girl child in Delhi.
