Love your passion-I dreamt to know my India; traveled behind the wheels; covered 14 states -Raghav
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Raghav Kalra , a young 23 years old , engineering graduate from Chitkara University and a traveler by the passion that heartened him to go for Master’s in Travel and Tourism, left Patiala along with his friend Saksham Sahni and his father Vikas Kalra, Director Indica Investments, around two years ago, to fulfil his passion-“to travel on wheel and to know my India”
A cruise starting with rising sun each day, for 13 days in a row, encompassing the length and breadth of the nation, exploring its varied colours, cultures, and anonymities, Life behind a steering wheel is an exciting revelation of many experiences, anecdotes, and stories created during these 13 days.
Love your passion-I dreamt to know my India; traveled behind the wheels; covered 14 states -Raghav. Raghav Kalra, shared his travelling experience in a book “LIFE BEHIND A STEERING WHEEL” released on the occasion of World Tourism day – September,27,2020
Raghav told that “Life behind a steering wheel is a story of passion, perseverance, and fire to chase the dreams. In December 2018, he along with , his friend Saksham, and my father Vikas Kalra ventured out on a journey by road to traverse The Epic Golden Quadrilateral route (The highways connecting four metropolitan cities of the country – Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai). The journey covered the entire length and breadth of a country, encompassing 14 states, and more than 100 cities. The total driving distance was 7000+kilometers.”
Raghav said “he describe his 13-day long journey in 13 chapters. Each chapter is synchronized with the route plan and tells a story of the events and experiences of a particular day. For example, Day-1: Patiala- Agra, Day-2: Agra-Varanasi, and so on. The book is divided into 4 phases, as was the journey. Phase-1 covers the first four chapters, the journey from Patiala-Kolkata. The Phase-2 has three chapters, covering the story from Kolkata to Chennai. Similarly, the Phase-3 has three chapters, narrating the Chennai-Mumbai part of the trip, and the last three chapters which cover the final part of the trip, from Mumbai –Patiala, are in Phase-4.’
He further said that “i am extremely zealous about road trips, with all the qualities that make a roadie a passionate observer of life while behind the wheels. Photography, a knack for remembering roads, perfect rhythm with the Global Positioning System, driving skills, and above all, a compassionate heart are some of the inborn potentials that he has, which makes the perfect recipe for a tasteful journey around the world that he aspires to realize. This book is a statement of a beginner who on his very first trip, covered half the nation and who is all set with strong wings at the right place, to cruise through the world and bring you more and more life stories through his experience. “
NOTE:-He can be reached at – [email protected] .The book “Life Behind A Steering Wheel’ is also available on Amazon . Click the link (https://www.amazon.in/dp/9387131807?ref=myi_title_dp)
September,27,2020