COUNTRY |
CITIES
VISITED |
ARRIVAL |
DEPARTURE |
MEMORABLE
EVENTS |
| India |
Delhi |
|
8th May 1984 |
Flag off Mr. N.K.P.Salve, Hon’ble
Steel Minister from SAIL head office, Ispat Bhawan,
Delhi |
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Gwalior |
8th May 1984 |
9th May 1984 |
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| Lakhnadoan |
9th May 1984 |
10th May 1984 |
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| Bhilai |
10th May 1984 |
18th May 1984 |
Flag off Mr. S.R.Ramakrishna & Mr. Nimai Kumar
Mitra, GM & MD, Bhilai Steel Plant Ispat Bhawan,
Bhilai |
| Amravati |
18th May 1984 |
19th May 1984 |
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| Arvi |
19th May 1984 |
20th May 1984 |
Bhiwandi riots |
| Bombay |
20th May 1984 |
29th May 1984 |
By Sea – M.V. Vishwamohini of Shipping Corporation
of India |
| Egypt |
Port Said Sea Port |
8th June 1984 |
8th June 1984 |
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Cairo |
8th June 1984 |
11th June 1984 |
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| Alexandria |
11th June 1984 |
12th June 1984 |
By Sea Ferry – “ O Elytis”
Paid USD 235 including for Bike
Fine for not having Arabic number plate for bike |
| Greece |
Patras Sea Port |
14th June 1984 |
15th June 1984 |
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Tripolis |
15th June 1984 |
16th June 1984 |
Olympia, Mycanae |
| Athens |
16th June 1984 |
19th June 1984 |
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| Delphi |
19th June 1984 |
20th June 1984 |
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| Patras |
20th June 1984 |
20th June 1984 |
By Sea – Luxury liner “ Georgios”
.
Paid USD 63 including for Bike
Met Niny & Willem. Hosts in Holland |
| Italy |
Brindisi Sea Port |
21st June 1984 |
21st June 1984 |
Bike insurance had to pay very high premium |
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Taranto |
21st June 1984 |
22nd June 1984 |
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| Rome & Vatican |
22nd June 1984 |
26th June 1984 |
Blessed by Pope on 24th June’84
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| Florence (Firenze) |
26th June 1984 |
29th June 1984 |
Pisa
Stayed at Indo Italian Yoga Centre arranged by Indian
Ambassador Mr. Ajmani.
Stayed in 300 year old house |
| Venice |
29th June 1984 |
1st July 1984 |
Stayed at Indo Italian Yoga Centre arranged by President
of Yoga center. |
| Austria |
Leoben |
1st July 1984 |
2nd July 1984 |
Camped in Tent in compound of a family |
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Vienna |
2nd July 1984 |
5th July 1984 |
N.K.P.Salve visiting on 12th July’84 |
| Linz & Salzburg |
5th July 1984 |
8th July 1984 |
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| Germany (West) |
Gerestried (Near Munich) |
8th July 1984 |
9th July 1984 |
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Ditzingen (Near Stuttgart) |
9th July 1984 |
11th July 1984 |
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| Frankfurt |
11th July 1984 |
14th July 1984 |
Encashed USD 1000 Demand Draft |
| Dusseldorf, Duisburg, Bonn via Hanover |
14th July 1984 |
17th July 1984 |
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| Hamburg |
17th July 1984 |
21st July 1984 |
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| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
21st July 1984 |
23rd July 1984 |
Ferry crossing from Germany to Denmark
Met Mr. Pierre Bergiers in Ferry, host in Brussels |
| Sweden |
40 Kms. South of Jonnkoping |
23rd July 1984 |
24th July 1984 |
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Stockholm |
24th July 1984 |
28th July 1984 |
Bike breakdown & repair. |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
28th July 1984 |
29th July 1984 |
Ferry crossing |
| Germany |
Hamburg |
29th July 1984 |
31st July 1984 |
Motorbike repair – spokes and wheel balancing. |
| Holland |
Amsterdam & Hague |
31st July 1984 |
4th August 1984 |
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| Belgium |
Ranst (Antewerp) |
4th August 1984 |
5th August 1984 |
Via Rotterdam
Won second prize in Motorbike rally. |
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Aartselar (Antewerp) |
5th August 1984 |
6th August 1984 |
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| Clobecq(Near Brussels) and Bruggs |
6th August 1984 |
10th August 1984 |
Mr. Pierre & Rita Bergiers. 18th marriage anniversary
on 6th Aug’84.
Mr. Nikola Georgiev of MOTO'80 took us to Bruggs.
Complimentary bike repair. |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourg City |
11th August 1984 |
13th August 1984 |
Met SAIL delegation. Mr. S.K.Roy, Addl. Dir. (Ops.),
SAIL, A.K.Loomba. Stayed in Hotel Nobilis. |
| Switzerland |
Zurich |
13th August 1984 |
16th August 1984 |
Via Metz
Courtesy Mr. T.Dasgupta.
Joined Independence Day celeberations at Embassy.
Complimentary bike repair. |
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Berne |
16th August 1984 |
17th August 1984 |
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| Laussanne |
17th August 1984 |
18th August 1984 |
Via Vallorbe Caves |
| Chancy (Geneva) |
18th August 1984 |
19th August 1984 |
Won 1st Prize in Motorbike rally. |
| Laussanne, Geneva |
19th August 1984 |
21st August 1984 |
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| France |
La Mur |
21st August 1984 |
22nd August 1984 |
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Nice |
22nd August 1984 |
25th August 1984 |
Via Route De Napolean (Grenoble Gap). |
| Monaco |
Monte Carlo |
24th August 1984 |
24th August 1984 |
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| France |
Domance Du Bourrain (St. Tropez) |
25th August 1984 |
26th August 1984 |
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Montepellier |
26th August 1984 |
28th August 1984 |
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| Spain |
Barcelona |
29th August 1984 |
31st August 1984 |
Via Costa Brava.
Met Mr. Blair and Mrs. Lynette Goertzen of Canada traveling
on 1150 cc Suzuki in opposite direction. |
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Alcaniz |
31st August 1984 |
1st Sept. 1984 |
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| Madrid |
1st Sept. 1984 |
4th Sept. 1984 |
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4th Sept. 1984 |
5th Sept. 1984 |
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| France |
50 Kms. South of Bordeaux |
5th Sept. 1984 |
6th Sept. 1984 |
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Chateudeux (14 Kms. South of Le Mans) |
6th Sept. 1984 |
7th Sept. 1984 |
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| Versaille (20 Kms. South of Paris) |
7th Sept. 1984 |
12th Sept. 1984 |
Didier and Francois –chance meeting at Indian
embassy.Calais to Dover (English Channel ) by Sea |
| England |
London |
12th Sept. 1984 |
16th Sept. 1984 |
Princess Diana blessed with son.
Met Mr. Swaraj Paul. |
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Poole |
16th Sept. 1984 |
18th Sept. 1984 |
Dr.Anil Narula & family of Aligarh Muslim Univ. |
| East Retford (Notthinghamshire) |
18th Sept. 1984 |
21st Sept. 1984 |
Wine brewing by Banerjee.
Via Stonehenge, Stratford Upon Avon, Lincoln Town, Lake
Districts (Windermere), , Sherwood forest |
| Milton Keyens |
21st Sept. 1984 |
22nd Sept. 1984 |
Stayed at T. Rajkumar. Celeberated his Finance Degree. |
| London |
22nd Sept. 1984 |
26th Sept. 1984 |
By air to New York with Motorbike on pallet by. Courtesy
Air India Krishna Dev Rai aircraft Boeing 747. Our first
international flight in life. |
| USA |
New York, New Jersey, Hackensack including Guha’s
visit to Boston |
26th Sept. 1984 |
5th Oct. 1984 |
Release of Motorbike experience without valid Carnet. |
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Albany |
5th Oct. 1984 |
8th Oct. 1984 |
Dr. Mohan & Mala Boolchandani. Supported with
USD 100, Thermal unders. She made our hair cut. |
| Canada |
Montreal |
8th Oct. 1984 |
10th Oct. 1984 |
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Ottawa |
10th Oct. 1984 |
11th Oct. 1984 |
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| Kingston (Queens University) |
11th Oct. 1984 |
12th Oct. 1984 |
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| Toronoto, Including Niagara Falls |
12th Oct. 1984 |
18th Oct. 1984 |
Vijay Khosla (Deepak Thawani – Gilu’s friend)
– got us rear tyre.
Met Mr. Ikemoto Ken Maekawa of Japan Adventure Cycle
Club at Niagara. |
| USA |
Detroit |
18th Oct. 1984 |
23rd Oct. 1984 |
Saw Pontiac Fiero GM car plant. Arranged by Mr. V.S.
Guha (Bobby’s uncle) & Probir Guha. Got help
of USD 450. Motorcycle overhaul experience at Mr. Guha’s
home. |
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Chicago |
23rd Oct. 1984 |
28th Oct. 1984 |
Sonia (Babli) – gave USD 200, Got us USD 100
from her office. |
| Columbus |
28th Oct. 1984 |
29th Oct. 1984 |
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| Pittsburgh |
29th Oct. 1984 |
31st Oct.1984 |
Mrs. Indira Gandhi shot. Signed condolence book at
Indian Embassy. |
| Washington DC |
31st Oct. 1984 |
4th Nov. 1984 |
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| Raleigh, North Carolina |
4th Nov. 1984 |
6th Nov. 1984 |
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| Shelby |
6th Nov. 1984 |
8th Nov. 1984 |
Mr. Jaikishan Amar (Mr. C.T.Thawani’s friend).
Diwali get together. Got us help of USD 300. |
| Knoxville |
9th Nov. 1984 |
10th Nov. 1984 |
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| Shelby |
10th Nov.’ 1984 |
12th Nov. 1984 |
Via Cherokee, Indian Reservation.Attended Diwali get
together. |
| Atlanta |
12th Nov.’ 1984 |
14th Nov. 1984 |
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| Jacksonville |
14th Nov.’ 1984 |
15th Nov. 1984 |
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| Orlando, JFK Space Centre, Disneyworld,
EPCOT Centre |
15th Nov.’1984 |
19th Nov.’1984 |
Return of Space Shuttle |
| N. Miami Beach |
19th Nov.’1984 |
23rd Nov.’1984 |
Drove bike on Daytona beach, Marine Land |
| Ft. Lauderdale |
23rd Nov.’1984 |
25th Nov.’1984 |
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| Tampa, Florida |
25th Nov.’1984 |
26th Nov.’1984 |
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| Tallahasse |
26th Nov.’1984 |
27th Nov.’1984 |
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| New Orleans |
27th Nov.’1984 |
1st Dec. 1984 |
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| Houston |
1st Dec. 1984 |
5th Dec. 1984 |
Vikram Bhagia. Met Dadi Pari in Houston who had come
on visit from India.
Visited NASA space center |
| San Antonio |
5th Dec. 1984 |
6th Dec. 1984 |
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| Laredo |
6th Dec. 1984 |
7th Dec. 1984 |
Crossed Laredo & Neuva Laredo border by road
into Mexico |
| Mexico |
Monterrey |
7th Dec. 1984 |
9th Dec. 1984 |
Ms. Sara Mejia of Taj Mahal Restaurant, Jeeva Anandham
(had seeen our interview in Fursat Mein in Delhi before
our flag off. N.Sundar’s mother was Jeeva’s
teacher. |
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San Louis Potosi |
9th Dec. 1984 |
10th Dec. 1984 |
Ms. Sara Mejia’s family. Sara’s brother
Mr. George took us out. |
| Mexico City Including Teotihuacan Pyramids |
10th Dec. 1984 |
14th Dec. 1984 |
ISKON people – Prof. Astika Dassa etc. Ref.
Sara. Lunch at Mr. N.P.Jain, Indian Ambassadors’
home.Dinner with Mr. Ajeeth Kumar, IInd Secy. |
| Veracruz - Laguna Verde |
14th Dec. 1984 |
16th Dec. 1984 |
Could not go to South America as no ship to take us
& motorbike and “ war” going on in Central
America – Nicaragua & as advised by Indian
Embassy. |
| Laguna Verde |
16th Dec. 1984 |
17th Dec. 1984 |
Hiro Vachani, Jaisinghani, Shahi, Singh arranged USD
1001 |
| La Venta |
17th Dec. 1984 |
18th Dec. 1984 |
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| Palenque |
18th Dec. 1984 |
19th Dec. 1984 |
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| Textla Guez |
19th Dec. 1984 |
20th Dec. 1984 |
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| Tiacolulu (20 Kms. South of Oxaca) |
20th Dec. 1984 |
21st Dec. 1984 |
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| Porto Escondido |
21st Dec. 1984 |
23rd Dec. 1984 |
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| Pia De La Cuesta (Acapulco) |
23rd Dec. 1984 |
25th Dec. 1984 |
Celeberated “ Nevidad” (Christmas Eve) |
| Cuernavaca |
25th Dec. 1984 |
27th Dec. 1984 |
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| Tasco |
27th Dec. 1984 |
28th Dec. 1984 |
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| Curnevaca |
28th Dec. 1984 |
1st Jan. 1985 |
New year celeberation with Adnan Guerrero family. |
| Mexico City |
1st Jan. 1985 |
3rd Jan. 1985 |
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| Monterrey |
3rd Jan. 1985 |
5th Jan 1985 |
Motor bike breakdown on highway. (Help of Green Angle
– 80 Kms.) Meeting Sara again at border. |
USA |
Laredo, USA |
4th Jan 1985 |
10th Jan 1985 |
Crossed “ dragging “ the bike. Mr. Gidwani
came at mid night to help us tow the bike.
Big bike repair including change of pistons |
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Sanderson |
10th Jan 1985 |
11th Jan 1985 |
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| El Paso |
11th Jan 1985 |
12th Jan 1985 |
Drove in snow fall. 775 Kms. - Maximum distance during
entire tour at minus 7 Degree Centigrade. |
| Phoenix |
12th Jan 1985 |
15th Jan 1985 |
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| Grand Canyon |
15th Jan 1985 |
16th Jan 1985 |
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| Las Vegas |
16th Jan 1985 |
17th Jan 1985 |
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| Los Angeles (Diamond Bar) Hollywood |
17th Jan 1985 |
27th Jan 1985 |
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| San Louis Obispo |
27th Jan. 1985 |
28th Jan. 1985 |
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| San Fransisco |
28th Jan. 1985 |
3rd Feb. 1985 |
Full repair of motorbike – piston rings, cylinder
boring, replacement of chain, tyres etc.
Flying Northwest Orient San Fransisco – Honolulu
– Tokyo – Bangkok @ USD 540 per person
Bike by Sea for USD 150.
To Yokohama, Japan on 30th Jan.1985. Reaching Tokyo
on 14th Feb. 1985 |
| Honolulu |
4th Feb. 1985 |
7th Feb. 1985 |
Without bike.
Met Prof. Khubchandani – Centre of Communication
Studies Students of East West Centre |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
8th Feb. 1985 |
9th Feb. 1985 |
Episode of stay at Mr. N.K.Singh’s home. |
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Kobe |
9th Feb. 1985 |
13th Feb. 1985 |
By Bullet train. 589 Kms. In 3hours 30 min. Ticket
USD 50 per person.
Stay at Mr. Ashok & Sajju Shewa.Helped USD 200. |
| Tokyo |
13th Feb. 1985 |
21st Feb. 1985 |
Stayed in Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co. Hostel, with Monks
in Buddhist temple.Visited Japanese home. Collected
bike on 20th Feb. 1985 |
| Iwata – Shi (Hamamatsu), Shizuoka
Ken. |
21st Feb. 1985 |
23rd Feb. 1985 |
Yamaha Motor bike factory. Tea with General Manager.
USD 100 by Mr. Mohd. Idris, Pakistani who had come for
training. |
| Kyoto |
23rd Feb. 1985 |
24th Feb. 1985 |
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| Kobe |
24th Feb. 1985 |
27th Feb. 1985 |
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| Okazaki (25 Kms. East of Nagoya) |
27th Feb. 1985 |
28th Feb. 1985 |
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| Yokohama |
28th Feb. 1985 |
1st March 1985 |
Bike Sent by Shipping Corporation of India ship (complimentary)
directly to Singapore due to difficulty of getting Malaysian
visa.
Handed over bike at Yokohama port (near Tokyo) on 28th
Feb. 1985 to Malaysia. |
| Tokyo |
1st March 1985 |
2nd March 1985 |
USD 100 support from a friend of Mr. L.D. Thawani.
By air to Bangkok by North West Orient Airlines |
| Thailand |
Bangkok |
2nd March 1985 |
6th March 1985 |
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Angthong & Ayuthaya |
6th March 1985 |
9th March 1985 |
Played Holi with Thai Carbon Black & Thai Rayon
Staff.
Arranged flight from Bangkok to Singapore by Alitalia. |
| Bangkok |
9th March 1985 |
10th March 1985 |
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| Pattaya |
10th March 1985 |
12th March 1985 |
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| Bangkok |
12th March 1985 |
13th March 1985 |
By air by Alitalia. Could not get visa for Malaysia.
Met Indian High Commissioner Mr. Gopal Krishna Pillai. |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
13th March 1985 |
23rd March 1985 |
By bus to Malaysia |
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Mersing |
23rd March 1985 |
24th March 1985 |
By Train |
| Kualalumpur |
25th March 1985 |
27th March 1985 |
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| Kuantan Port (aboard MV Mizoram ship of
SCI) |
27th March 1985 |
29th March 1985 |
Collected Motorbike.
Could not go to Indonesia as no ship to take us &
motorbike to the Sumantara mainland. |
| Kualalumpur |
29th March 1985 |
1st April 1985 |
By Czekoslovakian airline. Sponsored by Escorts Ltd.
Motorbike airlifted to Bombay on 3rd April 1985. |
| India |
Bombay |
2nd April 1985 |
10th April 1985 |
Welcome by parents. Collected bike on 6th April 1985. |
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Islampur (65 Kms. South of Kolhapur) |
10th April 1985 |
11th April 1985 |
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| Hiriya (Karnataka) |
11th April 1985 |
12th April 1985 |
Guha’s gift watch for Father got stolen from
PWD Guesthouse |
| Perumbudur (140 Kms. West of Madras) |
12th April 1985 |
13th April 1985 |
Mr. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in this city many
years later. |
| Madras |
13th April 1985 |
15th April 1985 |
Welcome by Escorts at Hotel Chola Sheraton. Meeting
with Dunlop for advertisement. |
| Chilakalurpeta (Andhra Pradesh) |
15th April 1985 |
16th April 1985 |
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| Sukma |
16th April 1985 |
17th April 1985 |
Minor accident. Hit a Calf. |
| Bhilai |
17th April 1985 |
22nd April 1985 |
Reached on time at 4.30 pm. Police stationed at all
entry points into Bhilai to inform Management. Welcome
by many friends at Shivnath Dhaba, Durg and then by
Mr. K.R.Sangameswaran, B.V.Kudva, MD & GM, Bhilai
Steel Plant. |
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22nd April 1985 |
23rd April 1985 |
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| Agra |
23rd April 1985 |
24th April 1985 |
Stayed at Mohnani’s place. |
| New Delhi |
24th April 1985 |
|
Reached on time at 4.30 pm.
Welcome by Mr. S. Samarpungavan, Chairman, SAIL at Ispat
Bhawan, Delhi and called on Mr. Vasant Sathe and Natwar
Singh, Hon’ble Ministers of Steel & Mines.
Called on Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
on 3rd May 1985. |
