Overview
- On May 27, Mazumdar-Shaw opted for the Purple Line from Whitefield to Vidhana Soudha to bypass Bengaluru’s notorious traffic.
- She was joined by Jennifer Erich, a Geoscience Manager at ExxonMobil’s Bengaluru Technology Centre, who Shaw dubbed her “Metro Mentor.”
- In an X post, Shaw described the journey as “a great ride” and thanked the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited for its swift service.
- Namma Metro currently operates two lines—Purple and Green—through a joint venture between the central and Karnataka governments.
- Analysts say her endorsement could spur further elite support and wider public adoption of sustainable transport in Bengaluru.