The Campaign

A few citizens were fighting against all odds to solve these serious road-related problems but it required much more than just individual efforts. So to empower these individuals we redesigned Bajaj motorbikes into special units custom made to tackle road problems. Thus, the Invincible Indians Project was born.

Creative Execution

Finding the Invincibles- We researched and found out citizens that were single handedly fighting against road related problems of India. We then shortlisted 3 individuals to kick-start the project - “Ambulance Dada” or “Ambulance Brother”, who runs a self-initiated ambulance on two wheels service for the reprieved in remote areas after the death of his mother; “Pothole Man”, who fills potholes with his bare hands to prevent road accidents after the death of his son; and “Fire Man”, a volunteer fire fighter. Repurposing the Bajaj motorbikes- Working with a team of product designers and engineers we re-purposed the Bajaj V into India’s first ambulance on two wheels, a fire engine on two wheels and a mobile pothole leveller. Creative Work A short-form docu-series shone the spotlight on these unsung heroes and the customised bikes and inspired government bodies and even ordinary citizens to make their own special bikes.

Indians states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and many more adopted the designs of the bike ambulance to help patients residing in areas that are inaccessible to traditional ambulances. Many citizens too adopted these designs using the open-source platform, made their own customized bikes and became part of the project, thus saving countless lives. Word of the Invincible Indians spread throughout the nation – generating 140 million impressions and the docu-series featuring these invincible heroes and their special bikes was seen over 15 million times. Even reaching the ears of the President of India, who conferred one of India’s highest civilian honor – the Padma Shri – to two of our Invincible Indians. Many citizens too adopted these designs and made their own customized bikes, thus saving countless lives.

India’s road related problems have been prevalent in media, both social and traditional, for many years now. So when Bajaj Auto, India’s leading motorcycle brand came up with solutions to these problems through the Invincible Indians Project it too became the talk of the town. So much so, that ordinary citizens and government bodies started adopting the designs of the special bikes that were made as part of the project. Not just this, the docu-series featuring these special bikes was watched over 16 million times across digital platforms.

Insights, Strategy and the Idea

The campaign was targeted at the masses. People for whom motorcycles were a commuting necessity. They are the ones who are the most cognisant of the struggles of daily commutes. Some amongst these have a deep rooted sense of serving the community. We identified such ‘everyday heroes’- Individuals who were fighting against all odds to solve India's road related problems. We collaborated with designers to empower these individuals. This, by redesigning Bajaj V into very specific purpose built motorcycles, such as a Bike Ambulance, a Fire engine on two wheels, and a Bike Pothole leveller. Road related problems and mishaps due to them have always been in the news from past 2-3 years. So we knew that solutions to these grave problems will surely get lot of attention and free media coverage, and that's exactly what happened. The entire nation was talking about these invincible heroes and their special bikes.