[AUDIO] Exclusive Interview with Ashim Pandey the person behind Nepal's 1st Electric Motorcycle - Yatri Motorcycle

Being fascinated with two wheelers & four wheelers at a very young age around his 6th standard Ashim Pandey, Founder and the person behind Yatri Motorcycles finally with a team of young enthusiastic engineers designed Nepal's 1st Electric Motorcycle/ Motorbike - Yatri.  
Ashim went for his undergraduate and postgraduate in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and worked with Forze Hydrogen Electric Racing, aQysta, Formula Student Team Delft and Donkervoort. Professionally working for Donkervoort where he was involved in manufacturing hypercars,  Ashim back when he was 27 yrs old ( 2016) realized that it can be done back in Nepal with a good team and at the age of 30 yrs old (2019 ) that is what made his zeal turn into reality with Yatri Motorcycles. 

 Listen to the Interview till the end as we unreveal more that you haven't heard



Envisioning to reinvent urban mobility, Ashim and team surveyed across Nepal and what they found was large audience where cautious about air pollution in context to urban mobility and congestion being the second among many others. The team was very sure to design and engineer a electric motorcycle that is not slow, ugly and doesn't corners to make a bold statement and challenge the status quo of Nepali product design. What they dreamt of was a elegant design that not just contributes to environment but also also ride with pride. 

Ashim and the Yatri team were sure that they won't compromise with their product design for a electric motorcycle. Speed comes at the first when one really looks into owning a motorcycle and that is also one of the reasons behind Yatri, with power flow of 30 kW powerful motor that delivers 40hp of 6kWh capacious battery that delivers 230 km in just one charge with a powerful on-board charger that charges the bike under 2 hrs. Isn't that really fast and most interestingly the team is working to charge your bike in just 20 minutes - " that's just like taking a tea or coffee break " as Ashim says Yatri being one of the few motorcycles in the whole world to do so. 

With all of that, the Yatri motorcycle reimagines the future of mobility with it's 7 inch full high definition display screen interface connected to your smartphone from Yatri Hub App ( Playstore | ioS) with real time data as  well with insights on how much fuel you saved out of your current ride and contributed on ecological footprint riding a electric motor cycle with pride. Not just that, the interface has navigation, data's related to all components of your bike and also a 24 hour service from Yatri team whenever required for servicing appointments, get reminders and even a pick up service.

Yatri Motorcycles will also share an open house opportunity for all the bike enthusiasts and well wisher to know their Yatri better, being held on March 2020. You can join, interact, know the team better and your Yatri motorcycle better as well as get a chance for a test ride of your own. 
Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi,Minister for Urban Development for the Government of Nepal
congratulates and shares best wishes to Yatri Motorcycles team

 Minister for Urban Development, Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi during the launch of Yatri motorcycles said - 
" Before i joined politics i was also engaged in introducing the electric vehicles to Nepal's market and i see high probability for Yatri Motorcycles as an opportunity for urban mobility and share my best wishes to the team " 

Yatri Motorcycles as with their start will only have 50 Yatri Motorcycles. I would personally say by the time i was interviewing Ashim, the first Yatri Motorcycle was already taken by Nepal's known face Entrepreneur and a bike Enthusiast Saurabh Jyoti  

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that we took as we unreveal something that you haven't heard yet 


And YES! 


 So far Yatri Motorcycle had been only and only tested and ride by Yatri team
 and well known Youtuber & Vlogger Sisan Baniya was one of the first people other than Yatri team to ride Yatri Motorcycles.
" I felt so privileged, emotional and connected while i rode Yatri Motorcycle knowing behind the hard work on designing the electric motor bike. 
Yatri is going to take Nepal known all around the world with this masterpiece.

 I invite you all to be pride of this and talk about it everywhere. 
Talk about Yatri Motorcycle " - Sisan Baniya, Youtuber & Vlogger

  Here's his experience on the video
Also find the video by Nepal Drives before the launch 


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Incomplete Love

It was a computer class and all I could do was just look at her straight beautiful hair. My mind was out of class, just in her imagination. Her eyes, her looks and her beautiful glowing face which was just “wow!”. Her eyes were very hypnotizing just like the flowing river, her hair was as long as that of Rapunzel’s and she got a body just like Miss World, I loved her.

I was not able to concentrate on my studies and I was just mesmerized by her face just like any princess. I used to be lost in her beauty, her dress which was similar to others but she was different, she was very special to me. I always imagined my and her’s love story. As the day went by my love, emotions, and care for her were growing. I was so into her and used to get lost for which the teachers used to scold me. Despite the scoldings, my love for her was increasing. The days become happier to me when I saw her face. Every time she went far from me, I used to be very sad and my soul would be unhappy. She brightened my heart.

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When she flirted with other boys, I felt extremely jealous. When someone touched her my mind would be out of my control. Some times she also used to throw me her killer smile which was awesome.

Days went by and we used to talk, walk, eat, read-write and sit together. She started opening up with me. I had no idea, what was happening to me. It became too much and I shared with a teacher who I had a very friendly bond with. She said, “It’s a normal thing which can happen  to any girl.” 
“Oh! but why is my interest and love is growing day by day towards her?”I asked her.
“You are a lesbian.” 
I was in shock. She explained fully and clearly about what being a lesbian is like. “Feeling of love and care towards her, it’s a sign of being in love.” I felt like I fell from a tall building.

We used to chat all day and night. We asked each other about our day despite meeting in school every day. She used to bring chocolates for me and in return, I used to give her gifts.

Sometimes I remember my teacher's saying and I used to talk to myself, “Am I having wrong feelings for her, aren't I a normal girl?" but again I used to think love is love. After all, I can't control my feelings.

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One day, while chatting like always, she confessed her feelings towards me. It turned out that she loved me too. I was in shock. I also confessed my love to her. And it was her turn to be in shock. It was the best day of my life. We became more close to the day.

We both went and shared our feelings with the teacher. Our teacher had a positive impact on us. We were happy that our teacher accepted our love. She said, " I accept you guys but I cannot take the decision which your parents would take. But I am very happy for you people. But I suggest you share this with your parents.”

My face used to brighten up just looking at her smile. She also used to be very excited to meet me.

Time passed, we were together for 3 years now. To celebrate our 3 years of togetherness we were decorating it with candles, flowers, balloons as well as red roses. That was our date. We celebrated the day just by talking and being together.

We spent a lot of time talking together. We both wanted to get married so we decided to confess our love to our parents.

After a few days, I asked my parents to take out some time for me. "Please listen to me carefully as this subject matter is very important."
"Yes dear, you can share anything with us," said my parents. 
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"I am attracted to someone." 
"Please make it clear, love," my mother said.
"We have been together for almost 3 years now. We love each other very much and care for each other. I have never been this happy before. I want to spend my whole life with the love of my life. So today I want to talk to about my marriage." I confessed everything. 
"We want to meet your love, so let's fix a meeting with him and then we'll talk about your marriage. Is that okay?"
"Him!? What are you saying? I am in love with a girl. All these things I said are for a girl, not a boy." I said.
My parents got shocked. "Huh!!! What rubbish are you talking about? Have you gone mad? How did you take this step?" my parents started scolding me. 
" Please let's discuss this in quite," I tried to calm my parents. “It's normal and it's not our fault. I cannot control my feelings. It is not a disease to act in such a way. We are attracted to each other and love each other very much. Please understand us!" 

"It's a shame for you, us and our prestige. Never in a million years can we accept this. What will the others say?" My parents said. Then I was sent to my room. I could think of any better idea. My parents didn't support me.

After some time, everyone knew about us. Everything went back to normal and thought I could marry my love until one day I got to know that my marriage was fixed with a guy. At last, I had to marry the guy against my feelings.

Written By: Ankita Ramtel (Katha Bunaun-VI)
Facilitators: Vinayshree Kothari, Garima Hissaria
Edited By: Diya Barun Shrestha

Ankita is a student from Himalaya Boarding School, Budhanilkantha. She wrote this story as a final story for Katha Bunaun Program organized by Canopy Nepal in association with Wide Open Vistas.

Vinayshree and Garima are the amazing tutor duo, who have successfully conducted sessions for all three programs- EIC, Katha Bunaun and Lekhaun in different schools of Kathmandu. Alongside, they are also undertaking their undergraduate degree in Ace Institute of Management.

 Diya Barun Shrestha is an intern at Canopy Nepal and is a first year student at St. Xaviers College, Maitighar.
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My Journey at Canopy Nepal- Urishna Shakya, Programs Director

Urishna Shakya facilitating CANSHIP scholars during orientation
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My journey in Canopy Nepal started at the end of 2015 after my internship ended at a local national daily. I was looking for a place where I could work directly at the grassroots level, and a series of conversations with Mohit and Saif led me to be a part of the team. It was a big decision for me, to be a part of an idea in the making, to be a part of a new organization I would be held responsible for. There were a lot of uncertainties, too many questions, few answers, a lot of what-ifs, but one thing that glued me with the team and the idea of ‘Canopy Nepal’ was our persistence and the goal of creating positive change in children’s lives.

Urishna presenting Certificate of Appreciation to CANSHIP SEE Graduate
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From overseeing Learners’ Hub program, one of our very first programs, at its infancy stage, to developing it into a full-fledged month-long after school sessions, from searching for the right schools and building relations with them, to building our core team, I got to be a part of it all. Like in the growth of a tree, the one person who had planted the seeds in the first place can be given the bigger credit for its existence, but its growth and sustenance depend on all those who have to water and look after it afterward throughout its life. In the same way, in every step of Canopy’s life, all the team members who have been involved have nurtured and shaped it the way it is today. I have been quite fortunate to have witnessed most parts of it, if not all. 
Urishna explaining about  programs of Canopy Nepal in Innovation in Education Fair
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Joining Canopy has been one of the most important turning points of my life. I got a great opportunity to explore the education sector, learning in-depth as well as at a macro-level about ways of doing development differently in Nepal. I got a much stronger and clearer understanding of self, and what I wanted to do in life. I also got better questions to ask about how we work in the ‘development’ sector and also about life, in general. In the process of nurturing Canopy, I have been doing exactly what I love, which is to lead a dedicated team and learning from and growing with them every day.  

For me, Canopy Nepal is much more than just a youth-led organization. We aim to hone it as a common platform with shared ownership and belongingness of all its team members. Rather than sticking to the four walls of a regular office structure and working culture, we strive to be as creative and innovative as possible. From limiting the office hours to only 5days/ week, to overseeing the emotional well-being of our team, we make sure that everyone enjoys coming to work and is learning and growing to their utmost capability.
Urishna and her lady colleagues celebrating Women's Day at Office
Picture Source: Canopy Nepal Facebook Page
At the end of the day, it is not just about completing the given tasks, it is the extra mile that we want to go, without having anyone else ask for it, the motivation we get from within to do so, like  finished/ unfinished portrait of an artist, it is not in the mechanics of it or in making it look perfect, but in the steady, long, tiring, fun-filled process, the way things fall in place for everyone who is a part of it, the working culture has to be a win-win for all. 
It is also about taking the baton forward, taking the leadership forward by shifting the power and responsibilities from one group of leaders to the other. It is exciting to see the young leaders who are taking Canopy’s baton forward and are creating more of themselves among the new generation in the schools, colleges, organizations and the communities they come across. 

Author: Urishna Shakya

 Canopy Nepal, with a team of enthusiastic youths, is providing scholarships, interactive sessions and workshops to improve the education system, little by little. The solutions provided by the experts are always implemented in our programs in the ways that fit them the best.

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