March 6, 2025: A para cyclist hailing from Assam’s Nagaon is all set to create history as he embarks on a journey from Russia’s Moscow to Guwahati. This long journey of 9000 kms will be the longest attempted by an Indian who is specially abled.
Banik’s journey will be flagged off officially in the first week of April by the Indian embassy in Russia. He will pass through Kazakhstan, Tibet, Nepal, China etc before entering India.
Banik’s life changed when he met with a serious road accident in 2012. After some medical error, one leg had to be amputated. Following that he went through severe depression but he decided to live life again, with new aims and hopes.
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Volga to Brahmaputra: Assam’s para cyclist set to create history
March 6, 2025: A para cyclist hailing from Assam’s Nagaon is all set to create history as he embarks on a journey from Russia’s Moscow to Guwahati. This long journey of 9000 kms will be the longest attempted by an Indian who is specially abled.
Banik’s journey will be flagged off officially in the first week of April by the Indian embassy in Russia. He will pass through Kazakhstan, Tibet, Nepal, China etc before entering India.
Banik’s life changed when he met with a serious road accident in 2012. After some medical error, one leg had to be amputated. Following that he went through severe depression but he decided to live life again, with new aims and hopes.