GUWAHATI: A para-cyclist from Assam, who almost misplaced his life in an coincidence 3 years in the past, is about to embark on an improbable bicycle shuttle covering 32 cities to spread consciousness in opposition to the threat of rhino poaching.
All hope appeared to be misplaced for Rakesh Banik, a resident of Ambagan in Kaliabor within the Nagaon district of Assam, when he misplaced his right leg and sustained a couple of injuries in a huge coincidence back in 2012. The mishap left him mentally shattered.
But he didn't give up the strruggle and eventually, his life took a extra promising turn.
Rakesh, who prefers to be known as Rakesh Para-cyclist, advised TOI, "When I could finally stand on my feet after the accident, I realized it was only possible because of the help of the people around me. So, I always wanted to give back to the society. Though I attempted to commit suicide after the accident, later I sensed that I could do something special. That's why I decided to undertake this journey."
Having started biking with the help of an artificial limb in 2014, Rakesh has already undertaken a number of long-distance journeys for various reasons. He had cycled from New Delhi to Guwahati for the victims of the Assam flood in 2016. Now five years after the coincidence, he is about to embark at the maximum daring journey of his life to promote his 'Ride for Hope 2: Save the Rhino' campaign.
Rakesh will duvet a distance of more than 3,500 kilometre throughout 32 cities from Bangkok to Guwahati on his bicycle. With rhino poaching being some of the main challenges that the state is facing at the moment, the campaign undertaken by way of the 31-year-old para-cyclist is actually a laudable effort. The marathon journey will get started from the second one week of December as soon as the entire visa-related problems are taken care of out.
All hope appeared to be misplaced for Rakesh Banik, a resident of Ambagan in Kaliabor within the Nagaon district of Assam, when he misplaced his right leg and sustained a couple of injuries in a huge coincidence back in 2012. The mishap left him mentally shattered.
But he didn't give up the strruggle and eventually, his life took a extra promising turn.
Rakesh, who prefers to be known as Rakesh Para-cyclist, advised TOI, "When I could finally stand on my feet after the accident, I realized it was only possible because of the help of the people around me. So, I always wanted to give back to the society. Though I attempted to commit suicide after the accident, later I sensed that I could do something special. That's why I decided to undertake this journey."
Having started biking with the help of an artificial limb in 2014, Rakesh has already undertaken a number of long-distance journeys for various reasons. He had cycled from New Delhi to Guwahati for the victims of the Assam flood in 2016. Now five years after the coincidence, he is about to embark at the maximum daring journey of his life to promote his 'Ride for Hope 2: Save the Rhino' campaign.
Rakesh will duvet a distance of more than 3,500 kilometre throughout 32 cities from Bangkok to Guwahati on his bicycle. With rhino poaching being some of the main challenges that the state is facing at the moment, the campaign undertaken by way of the 31-year-old para-cyclist is actually a laudable effort. The marathon journey will get started from the second one week of December as soon as the entire visa-related problems are taken care of out.
32 cities on Assam paracyclist's campaign trail
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