Mumbai, 10 October 2026: K.P.B. Hinduja College of Commerce (Hinduja College), in association with Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) and Krisha Foundation, under the aegis of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), organised a Cycle Rally in Worli today to mark World Investor Week (WIW) 2026. More than 200 students, faculty members and invited guests took part.

The initiative highlighted the World Investor Week 2026 themes of Investor Resilience, Digital Deception and Scam Alert, encouraging participants to make informed investment decisions, recognise digital risks and stay vigilant against financial fraud, in line with SEBI’s WIW 2026 theme, “Samajh Se Investing Simple.”

Through the Cycle Rally, Hinduja College, in association with CDSL and Krisha Foundation, under the aegis of SEBI, took the investor education message to the streets of Mumbai. The initiative demonstrated that financial literacy extends beyond classrooms and encouraged students to share their learning with the wider community.

The Cycle Rally started and finished at the Hinduja College campus at Sadhana House, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli, covering about 5 km. Riders carried a simple call to the public: invest with knowledge, verify before you trust, and stay alert to fraud.

For Hinduja College, the Cycle Rally was an extension of what it teaches every day. Its objective was to promote investor awareness, financial literacy, responsible investment practices and investor protection among students and the general public. As a commerce institution, the college trains students in finance, markets and investing; this initiative encouraged them to pass that learning on.

Expressing his views, Prof. (Dr.) Navin M. Punjabi, Principal, Hinduja College, said, “Hinduja College is delighted to organise this Cycle Rally in association with CDSL and Krisha Foundation, under the aegis of SEBI. A cycle symbolises the discipline an investor needs: balance, steady effort and the commitment to keep moving forward. Our message is simple—keep investing with discipline, awareness and knowledge. This approach can help build wealth in the long run. Investor Education cannot stay inside a textbook; through this Cycle Rally, our students carried the message of informed and safe investing to the community.”

Students were at the centre of the ride, participating as riders and volunteers and carrying messages on building investor resilience, recognising digital deception and spotting scams before money is lost. By explaining these ideas to fellow citizens, they practised financial literacy rather than only studying it.

As the city bid an emotional farewell to Lord Ganesha following the festivities, students of K.P.B Hinduja College of Commerce (Hinduja College), the flagship autonomous higher education institution guided by the Hinduja Foundation, came together to extend the spirit of celebration into an act of community responsibility. In a post-Visarjan beach clean-up initiative at Dadar Chowpatty, over 150 students and volunteers joined hands with Mumbai University, BMC, Maharashtra State and Coastal Guard to help restore the shoreline and encourage greater awareness around keeping Mumbai’s beaches clean.

The initiative reflected the belief that while the festivities may come to an end, the values of responsibility, community and care for the city should continue. The drive was carried out as part of the wider National Service Scheme -NSS-led initiative undertaken in collaboration with the University of Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Coastal Guard. Students actively participated and covered several metres of the shoreline, with volunteers spending the day collecting and segregating waste along the beach, helping restore the shore following the immersion festivities. The activity included clearing flower offerings, plastic and other decorative materials, cloth and post-Visarjan debris, with several bags of material collected.

Dr. Navin M. Punjabi, Principal, Hinduja College, said, “Our responsibility as an educational institution is not limited to preparing students for their professional lives. We also want them to understand the role they can play as responsible citizens. Plastic and debris left on our beaches don’t stay there they eventually make their way into the ocean, where they harm marine life and ecosystems that are already under stress from a warming planet. Drives like this help students see the direct link between everyday civic action and larger environmental challenges, while giving them the opportunity to take meaningful action in their own city.”

For the students, the initiative was more than just a clean-up drive- it was a gesture of gratitude towards Mumbai and a reflection of the belief that every celebration can leave behind a positive impact, not just memories. What began as a small student initiative over two and a half decades ago has today become an institutional tradition passed down through generations of students.

Guided by the ethos of the Hinduja Group founder Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja “My dharma is to work so that I can give” the College’s beach clean-up sits alongside its wider outreach programme, including blood donation drives, tree plantation drives and other community initiatives.