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153:(1903–1987) based on his experiences of traveling through the world on a bicycle. In 1926 Bimal Mukherjee went on an epic world tour on a bicycle. Already before that he had completed touring India on his bicycle during the period 1921–1926. Banking on a meager budget and an insatiable thirst of knowing the unknown world he went on his epic adventure of world tour. He traveled through
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in their decision of not taking the risk of having an attractive young woman as their companion. Ms.Pinto was very offended at this. After having lunch with them she wished them best of luck and told them that she was amazed to see the lack of courage in them. She also told them that she would travel the world on her own if it required so. They went through
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river. It took them two hours to cross that enormous bridge over the railway lines carrying the cycles on their shoulders. If a train would have come in the span of those two hours it was death for them. Bimal
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for their first night halt. They felt overweight during their first day of journey with the weight of the steel trunks on the cycle carriers along with the weight of their guns. They all abandoned a lot of goods to lighten their carriages. Next day they again set on their journey towards
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and many other countries before returning to India again in 1937. As the first Indian globe trotter he has jotted down all of his amazing and awesome experiences of globe trotting in this book.
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