Mother's Day Special | Ritta Bhalla’s Driving Journey
In this video, Mrs. Ritta Bhalla shares highlights from her five decade long driving journey, the challenges she overcame including saving a child's life and offers valuable tips for new drivers.
Whether you're a mom, a learner, or someone who just loves real stories this one's for you. Don’t miss this motivational drive with Ritta Bhalla!
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In this video, Mrs. Ritta Bhalla shares highlights from her five decade long driving journey, the challenges she overcame including saving a child's life and offers valuable tips for new drivers.
Whether you're a mom, a learner, or someone who just loves real stories this one's for you. Don’t miss this motivational drive with Ritta Bhalla!
Subscribe for more inspiring stories & driving journeys!
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00:00The mother was very distraught, obviously.
00:02She came running to me and we, without bothering to even ask,
00:06took the key, took the car.
00:08I was very much there, thanking our lucky stars
00:10that there was a car available in the lane,
00:13which we could use, and we saved the child.
00:19Eventually, in class 11,
00:22I drove the cars during the exam times.
00:25Of course, we used to park somewhere else, not near the school.
00:28Not knowing the teachers that you've come with your own vehicle.
00:31Yes.
00:35Hi guys and welcome to Drivespark, I am Promeet.
00:41And today is a very special episode,
00:43because we have a very special guest with us today.
00:49It's not like you see us driving a car or riding a motorcycle every day,
00:52but this is specially an interview of Mrs. Balla with us.
00:56She's a very special guest and she's given us her valuable time today.
01:00So guys, she's been driving for so long, that's more than five decades.
01:04And usually when someone needs to learn how to drive,
01:08they either go to a driving school or they call someone at home
01:10and they teach her driving.
01:11But she actually broke the stereotype.
01:13She taught her son, she taught a lot of people around in the colony.
01:17And I think that is something you don't really see on a daily basis.
01:19So welcome ma'am to the show and very first thing,
01:22let me wish you a very happy Mother's Day, first of all.
01:26Actually, it's a double Mother's Day because I'm a grandmother too.
01:29Oh, that is awesome.
01:31And yes, wishing every other mother out there.
01:35So let's quickly begin the show and we'll be asking ma'am a few questions
01:39and she'll be telling the answers and I hope you enjoy this video.
01:43Mrs. Balla, if you could just introduce yourself to our audience once.
01:47My name is Rita Balla.
01:50At present, I'm working with the Russian Embassy, the Cultural Department.
01:54And I'm in the administration.
01:57I kind of look after quite a few things.
02:00That's really, really nice.
02:01Also ma'am, now let us come to the main topic that we are here for, cars.
02:06And the first question is that when is the first time that you started to drive
02:11and why did you do that or what made you go and drive a vehicle?
02:16Well, mechanical things always were of interest to me.
02:20And when my father had bought the car, we had a Standard Herald in the early 60s.
02:27I just wanted to and my father allowed me to hold the steering when he was driving.
02:32It started with that.
02:34So I would hold the steering, obviously in the safe areas.
02:38We didn't have that much traffic.
02:40We were one of the very few people who actually had a car.
02:43What maximum was the worry was avoiding buffalos and goats.
02:48Oh, yeah.
02:49And of course, cycles, bicycles.
02:52So that's how I started.
02:55But eventually when I was insisting on something more, my father insisted that I first learn
03:01to deal with the clutch and the brake pedal.
03:03Oh, that's really important.
03:04So a lot of practice went into that in a stationary car.
03:08And he also taught me that unless you change a tire and clear the carburetor, you're not touching the tire.
03:15Oh, that's a very important thing.
03:16Everyone who is driving, he or she, whoever is driving, must know how to change a tire at least.
03:21And back then what ma'am is saying that the carburetors, because the car was, I mean, fuel injection had not been invented back then.
03:27So there were carburetors and the carburetors used to like just flood.
03:32So manually you have to drain the carburetor.
03:33And that is what she is telling about.
03:35So she learned all of that at a very young age, which is a very, very nice thing ma'am.
03:39Was it very difficult for you to learn or start to drive when you started driving your car at a very young age?
03:46What was, what was basically the challenge for you?
03:48I wouldn't say challenge because it kind of came naturally and I was very excited about it.
03:55And typically I would be waiting for a chance to catch my father to help me learn.
04:02Oh, nice.
04:03And you were also telling a few incidents that you were saying that you used to go around with people and people used to go around with you in cars and you took deliveries or something.
04:11Can you just share a quick story about that?
04:13Well, see, I first started by taking my mom around for market places and maybe to visit her friends.
04:20Okay.
04:21Eventually in class 11, I drove the cars during the exam times because there used to be a lot of unwanted attention the girls would get.
04:34So I used to cart the girls around and for exam days, we used to go in the car.
04:39Of course, we used to park somewhere else, not near the school.
04:41Not knowing the teachers that you've come with your own vehicle.
04:44Yes.
04:45And of course, again, not to get that much extra unwanted attention.
04:49And later on, of course, car driving became almost a necessity because like I said, maybe hospital visits for the parents or something like that.
04:59One used to use the car.
05:00Nice.
05:01So basically what she's saying that you should know how to drive, especially you should know the skill.
05:05Oh, yes.
05:06Absolutely.
05:07I agree completely.
05:08There is an incident which happened.
05:11Our neighbor's son, who was very young at that time.
05:15He's a grown up young man now.
05:17He was very young at the time.
05:19He was playing with a razor and he managed to cut off his thumb completely all the way down.
05:27So the mother was very distraught, obviously.
05:30She came running to me and we knew that the neighbors keep their car keys in the letterbox for the driver to take.
05:38So we, without bothering to even ask, took the key, took the car and we drove down to the emergency.
05:46And while the child was being sutured back into position, I was very much there thanking our lucky stars that there was a car available in the lane,
05:56which we could use and we saved the child.
06:00Absolutely.
06:01So it is absolutely not important that you should have a car.
06:04You should actually learn the skill, learn how to drive because in emergency situations like this,
06:08just in case if you don't have a car also and someone can lend you their car.
06:12So you know how to drive.
06:13So that will be a huge skill for you, especially if you want to chauffeur somewhere around in an emergency situation.
06:19That is what ma'am is talking about.
06:21Moving on, as you mentioned that this is a scenario where an emergency situation took place.
06:25Also, has it proved a little helpful to you to drive as in like, for example, your motor skills,
06:33like being attentive on the road, being attentive here and there.
06:36Oh yes.
06:37And has driving been a part of that?
06:38Yes, definitely.
06:39It keeps you focused.
06:40Yeah.
06:41It definitely keeps you focused.
06:42Apart from that, you get to see so many things.
06:44Oh yeah.
06:45Even on a regular road.
06:46I mean like in this season right now, you have the gulmohar.
06:50Yeah.
06:51Which you may not have at home.
06:53But on the way, you get to see it.
06:55You have the amaltas coming in.
06:57With the yellow, bright yellow flowers.
06:59It makes your heart soar.
07:00I go through the ridge area on a daily basis because I am driving to work.
07:05I get to see butterflies, I get to see birds.
07:08You are actually going to a greener area.
07:10Yeah.
07:11Which I don't see in a residential area.
07:13So, it enriches my experience.
07:15Of course, I also get to see the other things which may not be so nice.
07:20But it enriches your experience.
07:23Oh, that's really nice.
07:24And you should go out.
07:25Not only if you are going out on a vacation.
07:27You should definitely go out on a vehicle.
07:29You will have a different experience altogether is what ma'am is telling us.
07:33Okay.
07:34So, since you know a little about cars ma'am.
07:36What is the one car that you would like to have?
07:39Or what are some qualities that you would like to have in a vehicle that you would own?
07:43If money is not a restriction or a problem.
07:45Well, I am definitely hoping to live to see the day when a really eco-friendly car comes in.
07:52I hear the hydrogen car is eco-friendly.
07:54Yes, they are already in the pipeline.
07:56And I hope to live to see that.
07:59Oh, definitely.
08:00And I hope to be able to maybe afford it.
08:02Okay.
08:03So, what ma'am is basically saying, ma'am is kind of more of an eco-friendly person.
08:08So, she is saying that hydrogen powered cars is what they are coming up.
08:13Like for example, what Toyota has.
08:15And it is not a mass market production right now.
08:17So, I think that is what you are waiting for.
08:19That is definitely something I am waiting for.
08:20And I am definitely sure you will see it soon in the market.
08:23I hope so.
08:24I hope so.
08:25You have more than five decades of experience while driving.
08:27So, what is the one thing that you want to share to the common audience?
08:32I would like to say, be less aggressive.
08:34Do try to follow the rules.
08:36Or rather, do follow the rules.
08:39And try and be polite.
08:42Excessive honking.
08:44Just for the sake of honking.
08:45We don't need to know that you have a horn on your system.
08:49You don't need to use it just for the sake of it.
08:52Wait for your turn.
08:53And be polite.
08:55Just because you are following your lane.
08:58But there is not enough space.
08:59Doesn't mean you shove yourself in.
09:01That's absolutely correct.
09:02That's what I would like to say.
09:03That's absolutely correct.
09:04What ma'am just told us.
09:05I have another thing to say.
09:07That the person who is driving slowly and politely.
09:11I mean following the rules.
09:12Eventually reaches the red light within a second or two of the other guy.
09:16So what have you gained?
09:18He is right behind you.
09:19What have you gained?
09:21Other than giving bad vibes and a bad temper to everybody else.
09:26That's absolutely right.
09:27So yeah guys.
09:28This is one lady who has seen carburetors as well.
09:31That is in the late 60s.
09:33And now she is dealing with cars that have ADAS.
09:36So she has a lot of experience.
09:37And I hope that you all like this video.
09:39You like what stories she has told.
09:41Please be safe on the road.
09:43Thank you so much ma'am once again for being on the show.
09:46And I hope you like this video guys.
09:48If you liked it do share and subscribe.
09:50And please be safe on the road.