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CNN’s Janaki Purushe.

CNN’s online news ran an article on how escalating gas prices made Americans change their life styles. One such person was Janaki Purushe, 22. Janaki, who lived in Maryland, used her bike instead of her car. Janaki had to cycle 10 miles daily to and from work. She brought her work clothes to change into at her office. She said that biking made her get closer to nature and her surroundings. She lived in town and had the public amenities close by; where she could cycle to reach them. Other read

Janaki Purushe

Janaki Purushe is the Absolutely Fabulous Insta-Celebrity of the Moment. Janaki Purushe is a 22 year old who is an iReporter for CNN as well as being an enthusiast of an eco friendly lifestyle. Oh, and one other thing about Janaki Purushe: she loves her bike. “When I’m riding my bike, I really pay attention to what’s around me, and the weather’s been great. I feel like I’m getting more out of my days.” Congrats to Janaki Purushe on making the front page of CNN! Social Bookmarking read

Janaki Purushe Shows the World How to Travel Cheap and Chic

Janaki Purushe Shows the World How to Travel Cheap and Chic 22-year-old Janaki Purushe graced CNN.com's front page today, lending the news site a rare hipster patina with her dayglo pink piped shorts, keylime flats and violet hoodie. But the real style icon was in the background: her bike. read

Seeds of change

Everybody’s been talking lately about the bleary news we face every day. Bush’s debacle in Iraq, the tanking economy, the soaring cost of fuel, yadda, yadda, yadda. But there’s good news to be found, if you know where to look. And a good place to start is any news story that opens with a photo of a cute bike commuter wearing a hoodie and killer shorts. This is a photo of Janaki Purushe, who owns a car but has discovered the joys of riding to work and running errands on her bike. She’s not alone read

Janaki Purushe the Bicycling Genetic Researcher

Janakai Purushe is known as the hot genetic researcher who rides her bicycle to work, the grocery store, and just about everywhere she needs to get to. She has a car but prefers to bike it around town to save money. Janaki Purushe, a 22-year-old genetic researcher living in Rockville, Maryland, bikes just about everywhere she goes. “When I had the opportunity to finally plan my own life after I graduated college,” Purushe explains, “I took into consideration where I was going to shop, wher read