Chandan Biswas
Chandan Biswas চন্দন বিশ্বাস | |
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| Born | Chandan Biswas 5 November 1985 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer Cyclist |
| Website | chandanbiswas.com |
Chandan Biswas (born 5 November 1985) is a Bengali Adventure sports personnel and Travel Writer. He became the first to complete the Solo Trans-Himalaya Cycling Expedition.[1] He directed a documentary film Charaiveti based on his own adventurous journey.[2]
Expeditions[edit]
Biswas started adventure sports since 2010. He involves with mountaineering, rock climbing and mountain cycling also.[3]
Biswas was the first to successfully complete the Solo Trans-Himalaya Cycling Expedition. It took him 153 days extend over February 2017 to July 2017.[4] In this journey Biswas cycled 6,249 km spanning the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and India.[5][6]
He walked along Narmada River Trail and valley in 2018 covering 1,047 km in 47 days spanning 4 states of India.[7][8][9][10] Also in 2016 he led a Intra-Country Cycling and Running team from Kolkata to Dhaka to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Language Movement ahead of the International Mother Language Day.[11][12][13]
Adventure timeline[edit]
- 2018 - Narmada River Trail on foot | 1,047 km | 47 Days | Solo
- 2017 - Trans-Himalaya & SAARC Countries Cycling Expedition | 6,249 km | 153 Days | Solo
- 2016 - Kolkata to Dhaka Inter-Country Cycling Program | Akshar Yatra
Life[edit]
He is a cinematographer by profession. He regularly writes for newspaper publications and magazines.[14][15][16]
See more[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "দু'চাকায় ট্রান্স হিমালয় জয়, নজির গড়ল বাঙালি ছেলে". bengali.news18.com. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Movie Schedule (Venue Wise) - Kolkata International Film Festival". kiff.in. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Khanna, Rohit (16 December 2021). "Climbers have expeditions lined up after Covid hiatus". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Trans-Himalayan Cycling Expedition by Chandan Biswas". dreamwanderlust.com. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "HNAF fetes cyclist for completing half of Himalayan trek". thestatesman.com. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "ছবির নেশায় সঙ্গী সাইকেল". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "পায়ে হেঁটে নর্মদার উৎস থেকে মোহনা". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "পায়ে হেঁটে নর্মদার মোহনা থেকে উৎস পরিক্রমা". sangbadpratidin.in. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "নর্মদা অতিক্রম হৃদয়পুরের চন্দনের". The Wall. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "পায়ে পায়ে নর্মদা সারা". Indian Express Bangla. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Indian cyclists travel to Bangladesh to pay respect to language martyrs". Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "ঢাকার পথে ভারতীয় অক্ষরযাত্রা দলের ছয় সদস্য". prothomalo.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Akkhsarjatra. Vol. 3. Kolkata: Long Jounrey. 2016. pp. 98–100. ISSN 2455-1767.
- ^ "সাইকেলেই হিমালয় জয় বাংলার ছেলের". ebela.in. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "সত্যরূপ জানতেনই না উনি বিশ্বরেকর্ডের পথে!". bengali.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "পায়ে হেঁটে, ইচ্ছে মত নর্মদা". bengali.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
External links[edit]
Media related to Chandan Biswas at Wikimedia Commons- Chandan Biswas at IMDb
