Sana Iqbal began her journey on November 23 in Goa and travelled around India conducting seminars in several universities about how to combat depression
A woman biker who embarked on an anti-suicide mission by riding solo across India reached her home town Hyderabad on Sunday after a successful stint.
Sana Iqbal embarked on a solo countrywide ride on November 23 last year from Goa. After having suffered from depression herself, she wanted to encourage others to never give up in life.
As people cheered the young mother returning home, she recounted the positivity she had encountered during her journey. "It's a wonderful feeling, and I have covered 38,000 kilometers in India, all the states and union territories. So it's a fantastic experience. Wherever I went, I met a lot of people who were very helpful, who really wanted to, you know, do something for the betterment of the society. I mean, I just came across a lot of positivity wherever I went," she said.
During the campaign, Iqbal conducted seminars in several universities on how to combat depression. "There are two options: one is, we discuss an issue but don't do anything constructive, only keep pointing out the negativities. The second option is when people choose to correct the wrongs. So that's exactly what I thought. I love riding. I was interested in it. I thought, if I ride and someone is benefited because of it, then why not," she added.
Iqbal has been counselling patients with depression even in the past and plans to continue doing so in the future as well.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 15 persons in India committed suicide every hour in 2014. More than 800,000 people each year worldwide commit suicide - around one person every 40 seconds according to World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics released in September 2014.
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