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If you are one of those who think girls cannot break barriers in male-dominated professions, <keyword id="3359337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anam-Hashim">Anam Hashim</keyword> is going to crush your perspective under the wheels. 
 
Meet 21-year-old Anam, who is India’s first female stunt rider and scaled the highest motorable road-Khardungla Pass-on her scooty. 
 
 
 Stunt riding is one the extreme sports in the world but Anam does it like a piece of cake. You have to see her popping up a <keyword id="1606108" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="wheelie">wheelie</keyword> on her bike, to believe it. 
 
“A bike doesn’t know your gender,” said Anam. 
 
How it started 
 
Anam’s father taught her how to ride a bike but was little skeptical about stunting. But now, he is a proud father. 
 
“I always had a thing for two-wheelers and used to go gaga over motorbikes and engines since childhood. During my school days, I used to get thrilled watching guys doing biking stunts on roads,” said Anam, adding “When I used to see guys doing wheelies and performing stunts, I used to think why I can’t do this? I began my research and decided to take up this sport professionally.” 
 
Challenges 
 
 
 
Anam’s stunt riding career started with a stunt-‘christ’- that on an <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Activa&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Activa</a> scooty, which went viral on YouTube. 
 
She was able to do that without a crash in the first go. 
 
“I was very much fascinated by stunts and I decided to go for it on my Activa. I did a ‘christ’ and was able to pull it off in first go and that’s when I thought that if am able to do it on a non-gear, which is far more difficult than doing it on a motorbike, I will opt for this career,” she said. 
 
However, it was a tough road for her but she rode smoothly on it too. 
 
“Initially, my father was not able to gulp the idea of me buying a bike. I somehow convinced him,” she said, who bought a Honda Stunner. 
 
Anam has been doing stunts for the past three years and has faced many challenges. Belonging to a middle class family, she faced a lot of resistance from the society. 
 
“Everyone told me stunt riding was a male dominated profession and it was nearly impossible to convince my parents for stunting. My mother still doesn’t approve of it. But, now when I see myself standing at such great heights, I feel it was all worth it,” said Anam. 
 
Peaks conquered 
 
 
 Anam drove to <keyword id="3832819" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Khardungla-Top">Khardungla Top</keyword> on TVS scooty Zest-the highest motorable road-that too with only technical support and when she went for the second time, Anam led a group of 10 girls. 
 
“It was difficult for me to ride to Khardungla….I wasn’t used to such low temperatures and rocky terrains and I had <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=TVS+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">TVS </a>scooty Zest. Still, the ride was not that rough and I could easily finish it. It was fun at the end of the day,” she said. 
 
Future plans 
 Anam is now learning <keyword id="1459986" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="dirt-biking">dirt biking</keyword>. She wants to stunt on super bikes and hopes to compete in the international stunt riding championships. Anam also wants to promote stunt riding in India and make a platform for Indian stunters. 
 
 
 She along with DreamsMotorsports is now looking forward to take a group of 250 people to Khardungla for the ‘<keyword id="3852716" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ride-for-records">Ride for Records</keyword>’ as many records will be broken in just one ride. 
 
She is currently sponsored by Sena Bluetooth, Ikon Motorsports, THH Helmet, SignODesign, Woodium etc. She is also endorsing TVS Scooty Zest 110. 
 
When not stunting, Anam likes to sing and sketch. 
 
(images: Facebook)

Meet 21-year-old Anam Hashim, India’s first female stunt rider who rode a scooty up the highest motorable road

In a patriarchal society, women are told to cook and feed the family and stay confined within the four walls. So much so, they are told to cover their faces and remain under a veil. However, Roshni Misbah has smashed all these <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=stereotypes+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">stereotypes </a>and has carved a niche for herself. 
 
Even in today’s world, when most men frown upon the idea of women riding bikes, 22-year-old Misbah is teaching them a thing or a two. Well, this doesn’t mean she is not following her religious beliefs. Misbah attracts eyeballs as she rides a bike wearing a hijab. 
 
 
 
“My bike doesn’t know my gender. It only knows that a person is riding it, irrespective of the gender,” says Misbah. She is currently pursuing Arab Islamic Culture at <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Jamia+Millia+Islamia&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Jamia Millia Islamia</a> in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=New+Delhi&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">New Delhi</a>. 
 
 
 
Misbah rode a bike for the first time when she was in the ninth standard. “I always had a thing for bikes. The sound of the exhaust would make me go gaga and I just loved it,” she said. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Meet-21-year-old-Anam-Hashim-Indias-first-female-stunt-rider-who-rode-a-scooty-up-the-highest-motorable-road/articleshow/55454313.cms">Also read: Meet 21-year-old Anam Hashim, India’s first female stunt rider who rode a scooty up the highest motorable road</a> 
 
Initially, she tried her hand on her friend’s and her father’s motorcycle for years, but then after getting into Jamia, Misbah bought her first bike- Bajaj Avenger Cruiser 220. But that wasn’t enough, in a few months, Misbah was talking to the wind and driving at 100kmph and that was when she decided to upgrade. 
 
“I bought the Avenger thinking that I will improve my riding and will use it for at least two years, but before I could even notice, I was talking to the wind and that’s when I bought the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Royal+Enfield&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Royal Enfield Bullet</a>,” said Misbah. 
 
 
 
When asked about her motivation, she said that her father, who is also a badass rider, was her motivation and she has been following his footsteps. 
 
“I feel riding is in my genes. My father taught me how to ride and has supported me in pursuing my passion. I really don’t care about the society and what they think and as long as I am happy and doing what I want to,” said the biker. 
 
 
 
However, she doesn’t like people calling her as the ‘Hijabi Biker’ as religion has nothing to what she is doing. 
 
“Religion is a part of me and riding is my passion. People are just mixing these two up and I really can’t understand why,” she said. 
 
 
 
Misbah wants to do a PhD in Arab culture, help her father in the family business, and continue to ride motorcycles. She has already set her sights on her next steed, a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Triumph&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Triumph</a> rocket 2300 cc.

Meet 22-year-old Roshni Misbah, the Hijab-clad biker, who is breaking patriarchy like a boss

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