Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: Registering for the Figo
The day you register in a college is filled with anticipation, nerves and a sense of wonder of new experiences. Stepping into a college is like taking a small step into adulthood. There’s also a lot of meeting and greeting, and making new friends during a course registration. But taking a look at your potential [...]
Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: Another brilliant yatra weekend
Beautiful weather across India had the Ford Figo Bharat Yatra going strong all weekend long! In Maharashtra’s Nagpur district, the Figo team enjoyed giving test drives to over 80 Figo fans through Saturday and Sunday. With the rain cooling off temperatures for a lovely Saturday, the streets were filled with people, many of them coming [...]
Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: Figo gets the star treatment
It was a big moment for the Ford Figo Bharat Yatra on September 14. A celebration dedicated to the Figo, held especially for the dedicated workers and staff at Chennai’s Ford production plant in Maraimalai Nagar, made for a memorable day. The morning began in Padappai, just outside Chennai. Padappai, which means a beautiful flower [...]
Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: The song of the desert
The deserts of Rajasthan, with its stunning sunrises, mesmerizing sunsets, shimmering sand dunes and spectacular legacy, can enthrall and hypnotize the human mind. No wonder, for the Figo Bharat Yatra team, watching the rolling landscape of the unrelieved expanse of sand on a starry night, along with the haunting strains of folk music, was a [...]
Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: A weekend affair!
Over the past weekend, with great flourish and fanfare the state of Maharashtra bid farewell to its beloved deity. As the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi drew to an end, on September 11th, Maharashtrians in full force took to the streets singing, “Ganapati bappa morya, pudhacha varshi laukar ya (O Lord Ganesh, come soon next year).” [...]
Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: Confluence of great minds
In many parts of the world, a perfect chocolate brownie is considered to be the ultimate in comfort food. With a crispy hot outer layer and an inside that is divinely soft and exquisitely rich in flavour, the perfect brownie can soothe the mind and appease the soul. In the last 10 days, the Ford [...]
Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: Namaskaram Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu, an ancient Dravidian land, with a history that dates back to over two thousand years and an inventory of over 30,000 temples! On September 5th, as the Ford Figo Bharat Yatra commenced their physical journey in Tamil Nadu, simultaneously, they also began a spiritual journey in a land where tradition and culture have [...]
Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: A land enchanted
Ever so often you come across something that captures your imagination, leaving you mesmerized and spell bound. It could be a fleeting melody, the vastness of the ocean, the scent of a flower or as in the Yatra’s case – the grandeur of the snowcapped Himalayan ranges. On September 3rd, nestled in the bosom of [...]
Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: Kerala calling
It’s said that Kerala is “God’s Own Country” and it’s easy to understand what that means when you arrive there. More than just an exquisitely picturesque part of the country, its people, culture and places of religious importance for different faiths make this state a big draw for tourists. The Figo team would be another [...]
Ford Figo Bharat Yatra: Rajasthan weekend getaway
The Ford Figo Bharat Yatra team drove through the rocky Aravalli range this weekend. The dusty, yet majestic protrusions mixed with lines of green hills made the road trip from Balotra to Barmer wonderfully pleasing to the eye. On a couple occasions, they passed rows of Rajasthani women in their colorful gypsy skirts, singing folk [...]
