Kolkata to Dhaka on Cycle​ 

The 21st of February is International Mother Language Day and to commemorate this occasion, I cycled from Kolkata, India to Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2016. This was my first international adventure program.

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I initiated and organized this project to show respect to the language martyrs of Bangladesh. I led a team of six up to Dhaka on our cycles. Renowned Bengali author and social worker Mr. Kamal Chakrabarty named the project ‘AksharYatra – অক্ষরযাত্রা’ and popular artist Mr. Partha Pratim Das designed the logo.

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This program still continues every year organized by different people and organizations. You can easily find them and join! Or better yet, go solo.