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ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
Bangalore University Staffer sets record!!!
The Bengalurean covered the Golden Quadrilateral
and beyond up to Arunachal Pradesh
photo credit: bfirst
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reached Alipurdaur near Guwahati on July 6, 2016. His
journey of North-East and Eastern India began from
here. He reached Dibrugarh and Parasuramkund in
Arunachal Pradesh and returned to Dibrugarh to head
towards West Bengal. His visit of eastern states was
completed within five days as he entered
Visakhapatnam.
Chiranthana
reached
the
southernmost tip of the country, Kanyakumari, on 17
The Bengalurean covered the Golden Quadrilateral and July, 2016, covering Madurai and Chennai on July 16.
beyond up to Arunachal Pradesh, a distance of 14,104 His journey ended on July 20, 2016, as he returned
kms, on his Yamaha FZS 150 cc bike with just Rs 40,000 to his starting point at BU campus. He rode through
in his pocket.”I am elated with this achievement. This Thiruvananthapuram, Erimeli, Dindigal, Hosur and
encourages me to take up further long expeditions,” he reached Bengaluru after 32 days.
told reporters after he got a medal and certificate on
“After I reached Bengaluru, I contacted India Book of
March 24 acknowledging his record-breaking journey.
World Records to know whether anybody had travelled
Having begun his journey from Jnanabharathi this stretch. I was asked to send my details. I was told that
Campus on June 17, 2016, Chiranthana covered Mumbai, nobody had covered this stretch in a solo expedition,”
Rajasthan, New Delhi and reached Srinagar on June 27, he said. His expedition has also entered Limca Book of
2016. In the next stretch, he covered Zojila pass, Kargil, Records. Also Read: In ride of a lifetime, Bengalurean
Leh, Kardungla, Pang valley, Keylong and Rohtang Pass covers 14,000kms in 32 days on bike
in just three days and reached Manali on July 1, 2016.
After travelling through UP and Bihar, Chirantana Source: bfirst.com
orty-three-year-old R Chiranthana, who covered the
entire country on his bike last year, has entered the
India Book of World Records and World Records
India. A 43-year-old employee with Bangalore
University, Chiranthana has become the first person to
cover all four corners of the country solo on a 150 cc
bike.
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