Solo cycling for mental health awareness

4 states, 1500 kms from Sindhudurg- Goa- Belgavi- Kalburgi- Hyderabad- Warangal- Gadchiroli- Nagpur in 20 days

Hello, namaste. Hope you are all fine. Mental health is very significant issue nowadays. Many times we see people committing suicide from very petty reasons (Actually, any so called severe reason should always be feeble to commit such a thing). After corona times and with economic slow down and all, mental health, stress management and positive mental health are key issues. So this issue is for all of us. Not only mental health sufferers, but all of us. From special people (such as people with autism, MR or Down’s syndrome) to even young students, everyone is important. This cycle expedition will raise this issue before the broader society. Awareness about mental sickness, mental problems and problems of differently abled needs to be there so that proper help can be given at the earliest possible time. This cycling expedition will create awareness about this by having dialogue with people in general- farmers, youth, students and all. Everyone is a party to this cause. Cyclist doing this expedition will also interact with social organizations, groups and people and also will understand local issues. He will use an ordinary- single- gear SLR cycle for this expedition. The message is that everybody can do such things with their resources, once they know how to tap their potential.

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Why this route?

Because it is important to reach out to those who are not mainstream. Initially he thought to start with Mumbai based NGOs. But there is some awareness in cities in Maharashtra. So why not take the most remote/ backward region, And also the message is to look beyond our comfort zone, to go beyond our limitations and being sensitive towards unknown. So it will start in Kudal in Konkan and then from Goa it will continue via Karnataka, Telangana and again remote part of Maharashtra.

If you know any organization working in this route or if any of your friends are on this route-  Kudal- Goa- Belgavi- Bagalkote- Kolhar- Kalburgi- Hyderabad- Warangal- Gadchiroli- Nagpur, you can share this message with them. The schedule of this expedition is from 24th September to 14th October.

About the cyclist

Niranjan Welankar, 37 has completed several solo cycling expeditions including those in Ladakh and Spiti. Also he has cycled in Maharashtra for HIV and health awareness and also for promotion of Yoga and meditation. His blog- www.niranjan-vichar.blogspot.com 09422108376 niranjanwelankar@gmail.com