Prior to my expedition, I had just heard about Northeast India as a very beautiful and unexplored place with rich culture, diversity and sparse pollution. We wanted to connect the Northeast with the rest of India under the one India one nation theme and explore the region. The cyclist takes a break during her expedition (Pinal Parlekar)The route was Guwahati, Shillong, Agartala, Aizawl, Imphal, Kohima, Itanagar and then back to Guwahati. Everything seemed to be going according to plan but on day 15, the route was misjudged by two of my teammates which led to an argument. “The experience of this cycling expedition taught me to be strong and determined in every situation,” Parlekar said.

Source: The Telegraph April 21, 2019 21:11 UTC