Bharadwaj Dayala
| Bharadwaj Dayala | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 31 May 1970 Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | World Rider |
| 💼 Occupation | Photographer, Filmmaker, Motorcyclist, Author |
| 📆 Years active | 2006–present |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Bharadwaj Dayala (born 1970) is an Indian long-distance motorcyclist. He completed a solo circumnavigation of the world on a motorcycle between 2006 and 2007, which has been described as the first such journey by an Indian rider.
Career
Dayala started his solo world tour on a motorcycle from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, on April 2, 2006. He rode to Chennai, Tirupati, Hyderabad, and Pune. After arriving in Mumbai, his last city in India, he rode to Tehran, Iran. From Tehran, he started riding on international roads, traveling through Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, the US, Australia, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. After traversing 5 continents, 14 countries, and 47,000 kilometers in 18 months, he returned home on October 2, 2007.[1][2][3][4][5]
Awards
On December 4, 2013, Dayala was congratulated by Prince of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for his achievement in global travel.
On November 23, 2018, Dayala was awarded the Best Globe Trotter Award by China at the China Global Travelers Festival held in Shanghai.
Social activities
All India Road Safety Ride
In 2004, Dayala participated in a road safety awareness ride across India, supported by z then Deputy Prime Minister of India, L.K. Avani.[6]
Vande Mataram
On March 15, 2014, Dayala joined Vande Mataram, a non-government organization, in a cross-country ride across India[7][8][9] to support youth participation in the 2014 Indian general election.
Million Amazing Women
On January 10, 2025, Dayala embarked on an expedition to capture a million portraits of women from around the world.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Adventurer on a world mission". The Hindu. 2006-04-08. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "Vizag youth completes world tour". The Hindu. 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ "National: From Vizag, around the world". The Hindu. 2007-10-11. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2013-09-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bharadwaj Dayala: Around the World in 18 months". Ride till I die. 2013-09-11. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Kicking life into higher gear". The New Indian Express (Visakhapatnam ed.). Chennai. 2013-12-21. p. 19.
- ↑ "Bharat darshan yatra flagged off". The Hindu. 20 September 2004. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Wheels for votes". The Telegraph. India. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ↑ "Getting People To Vote Mattered To These Bikers So Much That They Rode 15,000 Kms For It!". www.thebetterindia.com. 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "वंदेमातरम् कैंपेन लेकर गुलाबी नगरी आए इंडिया के पहले वल्र्ड टूरिस्ट - m.bhaskar.com". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ganguly, Nivedita (17 April 2025). "Visakhapatnam's Bharadwaj Dayala on a world tour to capture one million portraits of women". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Vizag man to embark on world tour to capture one million portraits of women". The Times of India. January 11, 2025 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
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