Delhibycycle


	DelhiByCycle is an initiative founded by Dutchman Jack Leenaars in 2009. As the former South Asia correspondent for De Telegraaf Jack started early in the morning on his cycle to discover the back lanes of Delhi. From a couple of participants on his first expeditions, the cycling tours have become a full hit in Delhi’s streets. Unique, green and most important, it’s a project with a soul. Each time Jack is on this bike he gets inspired by the streets of Delhi and can’t stop a bright smile on his face. Jack and his family including his wife Noreen, their son Piotr and their two daughters Mali and Juul live together with a dog and a cat in Jangpura.

Anjuli is our General Manager and tour guide. She finished her master degree in Culture Management in Germany 2010. During her studies she had many times the opportunity to visit India for study and research purposes. Being a keen traveller she already saw many parts of the country and yet she still wants to see and learn much more about India.

	Ula, from Poland, is our Office Manager and a guide. She lived in India before and now she is back to explore more. She would like to develop her skills in active tourism and tour guiding. Her free time is spent on reading, travelling, learning and understanding foreign cultures and societies.

Shashank is an independent ecologist and cartographer who works with NGOs across India. He likes cycling in cities, and goes rambling in the Himalayas whenever he can.

	Mukesh: reliable and friendly. Excellent co-guide (= the guy at the back of the group) he has been with us from the early beginning. Loves chocolate cookies at the chai break. We love his disarming smile. Prahlad: From a little village in Chhatisgarh (Central India), to a flowerist's in New Delhi and now a co-guide at DelhiByCycle, Prahlad had finally seems to have found his groove! Quiet and dependable, he is always there to greet us and our clients with a wide smile! Both Mukesh and Prahlad also work for our partner Cards4U.

Kailash, Nawab and Ajay: 3 other co-guide with a unique background. DelhiByCycle doesn't want to be a cycle tour only, as daily guests of Old Delhi we face lots of dramatic scenes. For example street children who are forced to sleep just a few meters from our meeting point. That's why we decided to offer a job opportunity to these kids. And the best ngo to co. cooperate with is Salaam Baalak (also see Our Friends), who offer hundreds of these kids living in and around New Delhi station a future. Kailash, Nawab and Ajay are 3 of them and we are proud they have become part of our team.

	Shruti was bitten by the film bug quite early in life and the childhood filmy dream got translated into her setting up her own production house Samsara Productions. Part time guide and full time film maker is how she can best be described. Besides watching films and making them one thing that she enjoys the most is meeting all kinds of people and having an engaging conversation with them. Her favorite pass times are watching movies, going for a walk, reading and voicing her thoughts on paper. Currently three of her favorite pastimes travelling, films and writing take up all her time.

Arpita is a dynamic and fun loving Indian woman with international exposure. With her extensive knowledge on the city and India in general, Arpita manages to entertain all our guests ! Next to DBC, she is a film maker with focus on documentary movies.

	Thomas has been exploring India by foot, rail, bus and bicycle for the past two years. He is currently working for a Delhi-based NGO and conducting a research project on the Delhi Ridge, the forested northern tip of India's oldest mountain range. Back in his college days in the United States, he raced for his school's cycling team. Now he enjoys cruising around Delhi at a more leisurely pace.

If there ever was a passionate mountain bike-riding-chef-by training who could lead a bicycle tour happily all seven days of the week and make sure every one goes back with a smile on their faces – Akarsh it is! A hospitality industry entrepreneur, born and brought up in Delhi, Akarsh brings with him an intimate knowledge of the streets of Delhi and its gastronomic delights along with an adventurous background in mountain biking, trekking, motor biking.

	Anja, originally from Germany, has been living in Delhi for just over a year. A geographer by profession, she came here with her family after living and travelling in different countries in Africa and Asia. Her passion lies with two-wheelers, ranging from bicycle to scooter and motorbike, in India of course with her Enfield Bullet! When she doesn’t guide tourists through the streets of Delhi she uses her time to work on her Master degree in GIS.