Bharadwaj Dayala

Bharadwaj Dayala

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Bharadwaj Dayala Profile

  • Name:
  • Bharadwaj Dayala
  • Born:
  • May 31, 1970

Bharadwaj Dayala Biography

Bharadwaj Dayala is the first Indian to complete a solo tour around the world on an Indian-made Karizma motorcycle, and he achieved this feat without any sponsors or support, making it an outstanding feat among Indians. He started his mission from his hometown Visakhapatnam, and he completed his mission and reached home on October 2, 2007 after travelling 5 continents, 50 countries and 47,000 km in 18 months period. He hails from the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He is a Filmmaker, Writer and Screenwriter by profession. In 2004 he traveled across India campaigning for the Road Safety, creating awareness among the young riders about road rules.

 

Bharadwaj Dayala was born on 31 May 1970 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He is a sailor, club pilot and trekker, but bike rides fascinate him most. After completing an all-India tour on motorcycle in 2004, covering 10,000 km in 44 days, he conducted a South Asia tour in 2005, covering 6 countries. He took the title `Alone around the world on motorcycle' for his new and challenging mission which he started from his hometown. He was officially flagged off by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in Hyderabad a couple of days later.

 

Around the world in 18 months, without the support of any sponsors, he travelled 50 countries conquering 47,000 km on his bike. The road was his domain, the bike was his companion and a frontier-free world was his goal, which he achieved successfully. He was 37 years old when he completed this mission. He was felicitated by Prince of Dubai Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makhtom for his "exceptional achievement" in global travels in 2013. The following year Dayala initiated and led the biker movement called Vande Maataram, to motivate youth to participate in the General Elections.

Published: October 04, 2018

Updated: October 04, 2018

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