Ride Through India

Jai Jagannath, After my retirement from service of 29 years on 31 st  March, 2011, I left Delhi and settled down in Puri (Jagannath Dham), in my home State of Orissa. My new residence, Puri, gave me opportunities which I had dreamt of. I am now fully involved in my creative pursuit which is photography, oil painting, playing music on my synthesiser and traveling and exploring my surroundings which has been my hobby since childhood. Apart from these, studying about the   Jagannath Temple and its surroundings fascinates me. Jagannath was called “Purusttam” since his origin at Puri or Purustam – Shri Keshetra. Lord Jagannath was originally worshipped as Lord Neela Madhav by Savar king Viswavasu. Having heard about the deity, King Indradyumna sent a Brahmin priest, Vidyapati to locate the deity. After hearing from Vidyapati, King Indradyumna   proceeded immediately to see and worship the deity. But the deity had disappeared. The king was disappointed. The deity was hidden

Leh to Kanyakumari in 169hrs 45 min. Limca book of Record I and my wife Smt.Jotshna Mishra have been into these type of experiential tours with our zeal for contributing something to this world. We believe in the following quotation.  'Go Where none has gone Dig deeper deeper still Till you find the grim foundation stone. And knock at the key-less gate' - Sri Aurobindo. I  along with my wife, Smt Jotshna Mishra successfully completed the ride, Leh to Kanyakumari, on our Royal Enfield bullet motor cycle, with me as the single rider. The expedition also covered 5 passes of Himalayas including the Tangangla (17,857 ft). the second highest pass of the world. As we went ahead on our bike towards Ladakh region we encountered a number of hard challenges. For travelling and claiming mountains on motorcycle is not only an extremely tiring tough activity, it is also the ultimate test of physical stamina and will power. We covered several passes of Himalay