Mumbai to Mangalore - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Driving Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route for 

Mumbai to Mangalore 

(Mumbai_Mangalore), 

Mangalore to Mumbai 

(Mangalore_Mumbai), 

Mangalore to Belgaum 

(Mangalore_Belgaum), 

Mangalore to Pune 

(Mangalore_Pune), 

Pune to Mangalore 

(Pune_Mangalore) 

Mangalore to Pune 

(Mangalore_Pune), 

Kolhapur to Mangalore 

(Kolhapur_Mangalore): 

Mumbai - Navi Mumbai - Panvel - Lonavla - Pune - New Katraj Tunnel - Satara - Kolhapur - Belgaum - Kittur - Haliyal - Yellapur - Kumta - Marvanthe Beach - Udupi - Mangalore. 

Road condition: 

Good road all throughout as in March 2023. 

Kittur to Yellapur has a new black top with paver finish. 

Watch the Celerio driving on its own

Aerodrive Celerio  ....  

Watch the Celerio driving on its own in Kolkata. 

Although a prototype, it's surely a first of its kind in India. 

Bridge on Versova creek inaugurated on 2023-03-27

A newly constructed 918 mtrs long balanced cantilever bridge on Versova creek consisting of four lanes will be thrown open for vehicular traffic movement on Monday 2023-03-27. It will significantly ease traffic movement on the Mumbai-Surat corridor and particularly across the Versova creek. 

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Bamboo crash barrier installed in Maharashtra in March 2023 on a trial basis

World’s first 200 mtrs long bamboo crash barrier (in lieu of iron barriers) has been installed on a highway connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in Maharashtra. MORTH announced the same on Saturday 2023-03-04.

Named ‘Bahu Balli’, the bamboo crash barrier has undergone 'rigorous testing' at various government run institutions like the National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX) in Pithampur, Indore and was rated as Class 1 during the Fire Rating Test conducted at the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) in Roorkee. It has also been accredited by the Indian Road Congress. 

In the event of a crash, the damage caused because of the impact will be far less severe. The bamboo crash barriers will result in substantial savings of public money. 

The bamboo species used in the making of this barrier is Bambusa Balcoa, which has been treated with creosote oil and coated with recycled High Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE). This achievement is remarkable for the bamboo sector and India as a whole, as this crash barrier offers a perfect alternative to steel and addresses environmental concerns and their aftermath. 

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Bangalore to Munnar, Munnar to Bangalore - Best Route For Road Trip, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route

Best Route For Road Trip, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, Best Intercity Driving Route from 

Bangalore to Munnar 

(Bangalore_Munnar), 

Munnar to Bangalore 

(Munnar_Bangalore) : 

Route Option 1: 

Bangalore/ Bengaluru (KA) ---- Electronic City ---- Bommasandra ---- Attibele ---- KA-TN border check post ---- Zuzuwadi Lake on right ---- Ashok Leyland Ltd factory on right ---- Hosur ---- Shoolagiri ---- Krishnagiri ---- Dharmapuri bypass ---- Thopur Toll Plaza (NH44) ---- Salem bypass (NH44) (ROR: Erode, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur) ---- Namakkal bypass ---- Velur ---- Kaveri River Bridge ---- Karur bypass ---- Amravathi River bridge ---- Dindigul (ROL: Theni, Kodaikanal, Munnar, Kumily. ROR: Tiruchirapalli 100 kms) ---- Batlagundu ---- Theni ---- Cardamom Planters Association College ---- Bodinayakannur ---- Munthal (TN) (ghat section starts) ---- Bodimedu ---- Poopara ---- Munnar (Mostly NH44 and NH49)  

Distances (Option 1): 

Bangalore (Bidhan Soudha) to KA/TN border = 35 kms/ 45 mins. 

Attibele KA/TN border to Krishnagiri = 57 kms/ 45 mins. 

Krishnagiri to Dharmapuri (Bathani Colony) = 53 kms/ 45 mins. 

Dharmapuri bypass to Thopur Toll Plaza = 16 kms. 

Thopur Toll Plaza to Salem bypass = 48 kms/ 45 mins. 

Salem bypass to Namakkal bypass (NH44) = 57 kms/ 1 hr. 

Namakkal bypass to Karur (Apollo Hospital crossing) = 40 kms/ 30 mins. 

Karur bypass to Dindigul bypass = 76 kms. 

Dindigul to Batlagundu = 35 kms. 

Batlagundu to Theni = 40 kms. 

Theni to Munthal = 20 kms. 

Munthal to KL-TN border (Bodimettu) = 20 kms of ghat section with lots of twists and turns. 

KL-TN border to Poopara = 12 kms. 

Poopara (KL) to Munnar (KL) = 32 kms. 

Route Option 2: 

Bangalore/ Bengaluru (KA) ---- Electronic City ---- Bommasandra ---- Attibele ---- KA-TN border check post ---- Zuzuwadi Lake on right ---- Ashok Leyland Ltd factory on right ---- Hosur ---- Shoolagiri ---- Krishnagiri ---- Dharmapuri bypass ---- Thopur Toll Plaza (NH44) ---- Salem bypass (NH44) (ROR: Erode, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur ) ---- Erode ---- Perundurai ---- Kangeyam ---- Dharapuram ---- Udumalaipettai ---- Marayoor ---- Munnar 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations in use in Motoring Routes Of India, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route:

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

P.S: 

- Offline Driving Route In One Page 

- Best Intercity Driving Routes 

- Skip Online Navigation Maps 

- User Generated Best Routes 

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* Motoring Routes of India, Best Route For Road Trip are initiatives by Indian Roadie (India's most admired road travel and automotive forum for matured roadies) and Marketingpundit. 

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Road trip to Shibnivas, PS Krishnaganj, Majdia, Nadia district, West Bengal inDecember 2013

We got a chance to visit Shibnivas, Thana-Krishnaganj, Majdia, Nadia district, West Bengal on 29-Dec-2013 by a hired Bolero. Road distance from Krishnanagar is approximately 40km and from Majdia 5km. 

We crossed a bamboo bridge on Churni River before the Lord Shiva Temple. It was foggy day hence visibility was very very poor in the morning. But fortunately only we were there for prayer. 

The largest Shiv Linga is measuring 2.7m in height and 6.7m in circumference (including spout). The black stone is the main attraction of Shibniwas. There is a stair about 1m to lead the devotees to pour water on the giant linga.

Maha Shiv Ratri was on 4th Mar 2019, so I thought, this place should be shared with you.

Camera used : Sony HX20V 

Content (text and photo) courtesy: Chinmay Biswas posted in Indian Roadie  

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Mumbai to Hampi (via Pune, Solapur) - Best Route For Road Trip, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route

Best Route For Road Trip, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route from 

Mumbai to Hampi (via Pune, Solapur) 

(Mumbai_Hampi): 

Mumbai ---- Navi Mumbai ---- Panvel ---- Lonavla ---- Pune ---- Magarpatta ---- Bhigwan ---- Indapur ---- Tembhumi ---- Solapur (MH) ---- MH-KA border (Bhima River Bridge) ---- Dhulkhed (Jio BP Filling Station on right) ---- Zalki ---- Vijayapura ---- Nidgundi ---- Yelaguru ---- Krishna River Bridge ---- Nagarhalla Toll Plaza ---- Hungund ---- Ilkal (Jio BP Filling Station on right) ---- Kushtagi ---- Myadneri ----  Hospet / Hosapete  (KA) ---- Hampi (KA) 

Distances: 

Solapur to Vijayapura/ Bijapur = 98 kms. 

Bijapur to Yelaguru (Krishna River) = 

Yelaguru to Kushtagi = 

* Maharashtra Trails 

* Karnataka Trails 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations in use in Motoring Routes Of India, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route:

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

P.S: 

- Offline Driving Route In One Page 

- Skip Online Navigation Maps 

- Skip Google Maps 

- User Generated Best Routes 

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* Motoring Routes of India, Best Route For Road Trip are initiatives by Indian Roadie (India's most admired road travel and automotive forum for matured roadies) and Marketingpundit. 

P.S: Search thousands of accurate and best route options throughout India in: 

www.indian-roadie.blogspot.com, 

www.bestrouteforroadtrip.blogspot.com, 

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Mumbai to Malvan and Malvan to Mumbai preferred route and road conditions in February 2022

Did a Thane-Malvan-Thane trip in mid February 2022 with family. 

The following is the Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route. 

Journey from Thane to Malvan: 
Thane (4:30 PM) - Karad (10 PM) - Road condition is very good. Currently the only bottleneck is Pune Chandni Chowk.
Stay at Sapphire Hotel in Karad for the night - Ok for food and overnight stay and not that great.
Next day. Karad (9:30 AM) - Malkapur - Ansukura - Kharepatan - Kasal - Malvan (1:30 PM) - Road condition is very good throughout except 5-10 kms in the Ghat section. 

Return Journey from Malvan to Thane: 
Took old highway (NH66, erstwhile NH17) and realised at the end that it was a big mistake.
Malvan (9:30 AM) - Kasal - Road condition is good. No potholes.
Kasal - Lanja - Awesome road. Very few diversions.
Lanja - Sawarde - Worse condition. Road works not even started in many sections. Will definitely take another 10+ years to complete.
Sawarde - Chiplun - Ok condition. Many diversions. Work in progress.
Chiplun - Khed - Good road. Many sections are fully completed.
Kashedi Ghat - Bad condition but manageable.
Kashedi exit - Poladpur - Mahad - Excellent condition.
Mahad - Lonere - Mangaon - Bad roads but construction is going on. Many diversions.
Mangaon - Panvel - Poor roads and many diversions. No work going on.
Reached Thane at 9:30 PM.
All these timings includes Lunch & Tea breaks. 

Courtesy: Rohan Nalawade 

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Mumbai to Malvan (Mumbai_Malvan) via Pune, 

Malvan to Mumbai (Malvan_Mumbai) 

Tirupati to Bangalore - Route/ Driving Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route for 

Tirupati to Bangalore

(Tirupati_Bangalore): 

Bangalore - Kolar - Mulbagal - Chittoor -

Tirupati. 

Indian Roadie Preferred Hotel in Tirupati: 

Budget category: 

Bhima's Residency,  

Minerva Grand. 

Luxury category: 

Sarovar, 

Taj Tirupati, 

Fortune. 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations used: 

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

P.S: 

- Offline Driving Routes In One Page 

- Best Intercity Driving Routes  

- Skip Online Navigation Maps  

- User Generated Best Routes 

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* Motoring Routes of India, Best Route For Road Trip are initiatives by Indian Roadie (India's most admired road travel and automotive forum for matured roadies) and Marketingpundit. 

P.S: Search thousands of accurate and best route options for road trips throughout India, Nepal, Bhutan in: 

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Pune (MH) to Deoghar (JH) via Central India - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, best route for road trip

Best Route For Road Trip, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Best Intercity Driving Route from 

Pune (MH) to Deoghar (JH) 

(Pune_Deoghar) via Central India: 

Pune - Pimpri Chinchwad - Moshi - Alandi Phata - Chakan - Bhama River Bridge - Shiroli - Peth - Manchar - Narayangaon - Alephata - Sangamner - Shirdi entrance to Samruddhi Expressway - Nagpur (ring road) - Bhilai - Raipur - Bargarh - Sambalpur  ..... 
Option 1: 
Sambalpur - Deogarh - Keonjhar - Baharagora - Lodhasuli - Kharagpur - Bishnupur - Bankura - Mejia - Raniganj - Asansol - Nala - Dumka - Deoghar. 

Option 2: 
Sambalpur - Jharsuguda - Kutra - Simdega - Kolebera - Khunti - Ranchi - Bokaro - Dhanbad - Govindpur - Asansol - Dumka - Deoghar. 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations in use in Motoring Routes Of India, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route:

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

P.S: 

- Offline Driving Route In One Page 

- Best Intercity Driving Routes 

- Skip Online Navigation Maps 

- User Generated Best Routes 

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* Motoring Routes of India, Best Route For Road Trip are initiatives by Indian Roadie (India's most admired road travel and automotive forum for matured roadies) and Marketingpundit. 

P.S: Search thousands of accurate and best route options for road trips throughout India, Nepal, Bhutan in: 

www.indian-roadie.blogspot.com, 

www.bestrouteforroadtrip.blogspot.com, 

www.facebook.com/MotoringRoutesOfIndia 

Someone in another forum for Tata Nexon owners went for PDI (pre delivery inspection) on 2022-12-24 and found the following issues in his 'Desh Ka Loha', a brand which cherishes in screaming 'Vocal For Local'. I am reproducing his post verbatim. He sought for advice from members in that Facebook group on what he should do .... 

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Today PDI completed for nexon xm s and below issue observed kindly comments.

1) Rear side door and Bonet side panel fitting not proper.

2) Boot upper side welding observed porosity and welding crack.

3) Odometer reading 111.5km, dealer says due to road transport from rajangaon.

4) Out of 4 glass 3 glass observed closing is not proper (glass just close but sound of proper closing is not observed) 

5) Please confirm Xm S  model rear seat don't have head rest.

6) Please confirm Xm s model don't see voice during mode change.

7) Driver side cabinet light loose.

8) Break padel observed loose. 

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My reply: 

DON'T TAKE EVEN IF THERE IS ONE FAULT. You are are not buying a handcrafted car riddled with nighles. Going by your words, if I would have been present along with you, I would have found 15 more glaring faults. 

My fellow Indian Roadie members do invite me to test drives and PDIs. With my eye for details even showroom GMs are left flabbergasted because they don't have an answer for the issues pointed out by me! 

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* PDI 

* Indian Roadie Knowledge Hub 

#IndianRoadieKnowledgeHub_PDI 

#NigglesInCarsBikes  

#NigglesIn Tata Cars 

* Indian Roadie Secondary Research

Toyota Fortuner banged into stationary truck at high speed in mid-March 2023

Toyota Fortuner 2017 Sigma4 totalled after crashing into stationary truck at extremely high speed in mid-March 2023. 2 persons lost their lives. 

A section of the media have reported that the Fortuner could have been at well over 140 kmph at the time of mishap. 

These two would have been alive today had somebody told them that #BuildQualityOfDriversBrainMatters. 

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* Mishap And Calamity 

* Squid Drivers 

* Indian Roadie Wants Safer Drivers In India  

* Safer Drivers For Indian Roads

CEO of IT co died during morning walk after being hit by a Tata Nexon in Worli on 2023-03-19

A 42-year-old CEO of a tech firm died after being knocked down by a car at Worli sea-face promenade in south Mumbai during her morning walk. The deceased Rajalakshmi Vijay was the CEO of Altruist Technologies, an IT and telecommunication firm in Mumbai.

The accident took place near Worli Milk Dairy at around 6.30 am on

Sunday 2023-03-19 and the woman was thrown away several feet up in the air when the vehicle hit her.

After the incident, the local people caught the 23 years old driver of the Tata Nexon car, Sumer Merchant, and handed him to the Worli police. Eyewitnesses informed the police that the car was at a very high speed. 

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P.S: Whenever I write about the 'chapri' behavioral traits of a large chunk of Tata Nexon owners, there are many who charge at me with bared fangs. Umpteen number of times I have written that those sizeable chunk of DKL owners are retards who don't care a f**k about the lives of others. The brand positioning of Tata cars make them behave the way they use their car. They are happy as long as they themselves are safe. I understand insights better than those who keep thanking the octogenarian head of the corporate group that also manufactures this toppler car. Indian Roadie is committed to shaming them and naming them and their apologists. I am paranoid and keep praying that some of those idiots don't cause physical or material harm to me, my dear ones and close acquaintances. 

It's an earnest request to all members/ followers of Indian Roadie and associated forums to take it upon themselves to educate their brethrens to be responsible on the road. 

Build Quality Of Drivers Brain Matters. A brain made of junk snatched away the life of an innocent lady. 

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* Mishap And Calamity 

* Squid Drivers 

* Indian Roadie Wants Safer Drivers In India  

* Safer Drivers For Indian Roads

Bangalore to Ooty - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route for 

Bangalore to Ooty 

(Bangalore_Ooty): 

Bangalore - Mysore - Nanjangud - Gundlupet - Ooty (via what is known as the 'Ooty Road'). 

Note: 

Mudumalai - Masinagudi - Kalhatti - Ooty is allowed only towards Ooty for several years. 

For return, one has to drive Ooty - Gudalur - Mudumalai - Bandipur - Mysore - Bangalore. 

No one goes via Coorg while driving from Bangalore to Ooty. 

Street art at Bhangar, WB for Saraswati Puja on 2019-02-10

Saraswati Puja was celebrated with lots of fanfare throughout West Bengal on Sunday,  2019-02-10. For the uninitiated, Ma Saraswati in Hinduism is Goddess of Learning and Knowledge. 

The young and talented students of Bamanghata High School in Bhangar, South 24 Parganas district (about 12 kms from Science City in Kolkata) also celebrated #SaraswatiPuja and for creativity, displayed their penchant for art with brush and colors on a stretch of 1 km tarmac road in their village. 

There were no political heavyweights or celebrities to grace their Puja celebration. The paid media (read, bootlickers) were too busy elsewhere. 

The efforts of these kids hailing from rural households with very limited means drew the attention of an Indian Roadie Citizen Journalist. 

The kids with immense potential deserve your kudos, praises and blessings. 

Please express yourself. 

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* Kms Of India 

* Only While Traveling By Road In India  

* Indian Roadie Street Art 

* Incredible India 

* Bengal Trails 

* How India Travels 

* Indian Roadie 

* Backpacking India On Road 

* Global Roadie 

* Shetravels India 

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Thrissur (KL) to Panaji (GA) - Best Route For Road Trip, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route

Best Route For Road Trip, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route from 

Thrissur to Panaji 

(Thrissur_Panaji), 

Panaji to Thrissur 

(Panaji to Thrissur): 

Thrissur (KL) ---- Kunnamkulam ---- Edappal ---- Tirur ---- Thanur ---- Kottakkal ---- Kozhikode/ Calicut ---- Payyoli ---- Vadakara/ Vatakara ---- Mahe (PY) ---- Thalaserry ---- Kannur (KL) ---- Payyanur --- Nileshwar ---- Kasargod (KL) ---- Mangalore (Kuntikan junction. Start driving north on NH66) ---- Surathkal ---- Mulki ---- Padubidre ---- Kaup ---- Katpadi ---- Udupi (NH66, Brahmagiri) (KA) ---- Sasthan Toll Plaza ---- Saligrama ---- Koteshwara ---- Kundapura (KA) ---- Arate Bridge over Panchaganvali River ---- Marvanthe Beach ---- Byndoor (KA) ---- Bhatkal ---- Murudeshwar cross (KA) ---- Sharavati River Bridge ---- Honnavar (NH66) ---- Kumta ---- Mirjan (NH66) ---- Gokarna cross (Madangeri, NH66, ROL: Gokarna) ---- Ankola (Baleguli Cross on NH66) ---- Karwar (KA) ---- Kali River Bridge ---- Margao/ Madgaon (GA) ---- Panaji (GA) 

Distances: 

Thrissur to Kannur = 200 kms. 

Kannur to Mangalore = 

Mangalore to Udupi = 

Udupi to Marvanthe Beach = 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations in use in Motoring Routes Of India, Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route:

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

P.S: 

- Skip Online Navigation Maps 

- Skip Google Maps 

- User Generated Best Routes 

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* Motoring Routes of India, Best Route For Road Trip are initiatives by Indian Roadie (India's most admired road travel and automotive forum for matured roadies) and Marketingpundit. 

P.S: Search thousands of accurate and best route options for road trips throughout India, Nepal, Bhutan in: 

www.indian-roadie.blogspot.com, 

www.bestrouteforroadtrip.blogspot.com, 

www.facebook.com/MotoringRoutesOfIndia 

Daman trails

While on a drive from Udaipur to Mumbai (Udaipur_Mumbai) or Udaipur to Pune (Udaipur_Pune), Daman makes for a pretty nice halt to get the 'beach vibes'. Although not as pretty or popular as Goa, Daman has its own beauty and a quaint slow-pace vibe of its own. 

Devka Beach and Jampore Beach are the two places along with a Portuguese fort in Jampore. 

Being a UT, Daman gives you access to cheap booze in the midst of a dry state hence it is a pretty popular place with the neighbors. So plan you stay/ hotel bookings ahead of time to avoid any painful moments in what is otherwise a lovely place to be. 

Courtesy: Indian Roadie Manish Chachra 

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* Daman Trails 

Konkan's Chakwa

𝙆𝙤𝙣𝙠𝙖𝙣'𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙠𝙬𝙖

Konkan is a beautiful land sandwiched between the mighty green Western Ghats & serene Arabian Sea stretching from Northern Maharashtra to Goa. The locals do not recommend a road trip to Konkan beaches during the night as travellers share "strange" experiences who have attempted night drives. These strange experiences are locally called Chakwa. The Chakwa is a spirit in Konkan's culture which is harmless but playful & derives pleasure by misleading their way/route. Its presumably active only at night & its power diminishes at dawn as the locals claim. 

This happened with us on 14 April 2018 when we were heading to Anjarle Turtle Festival from Pune. The plan was to reach Anjarle by evening so we did leave the city around 12:30 in the afternoon. But due to the traffic caused by Ambedkar Jayanti processions, we were behind our schedule. It was pitch dark when we crossed Mandangad at 8:30 pm. We were 10 people in two cars, 5 passengers in each car so we didn't get bored during the journey but were exhausted due to hunger. 

The ghats & winding roads started & no person was to be seen on the road. The only lights on the streets were the car's headlights. We were driving the cars at constant speed maintaining safe distance between both the cars so as to not lose the path. 

Suddenly, out of nowhere a rabbit crossed the road & to save it my friend applied the brakes quickly. The car behind us also stopped & enquired whether we were ok. We five of us did actually see the rabbit but we were surprised by its sudden disappearence. We saw there was a huge flowering tree besides us & a rusted board which had something written but wasn't clear. 

     

We decided to let my other friend driving the second car take the lead while we followed them. My friends were driving extra cautiously now since there was no network & Google maps was useless at that point. We were now following the milestones & boards to reach our destination, when suddenly my friend driving the car ahead stopped. This time we didn't come out of the car & neither did they. Thirty seconds passed in sheer silence. Without getting of the car, my friend went next to the other car to check. We all were flabbergasted to see the same rabbit ahead on the middle of the road with its eyes shining in the car's headlights..!! My other friend exclaimed, "See to your left..!! Its the same rusted board & huge flowering tree..!!" We all were horrified & shocked by this when finally we saw a tempo traveller. He stopped to enquire us & told us to follow him as he too was heading to Anjarle.

We had enough adventure for the day so we quietly followed him & reached the hotel at 10:30 pm!

Science behind the "strange" experience: 

Konkan area is home to many native flowering trees which release a certain aroma at night for protection from animals. The released aroma in the air hallucinates people present in certain radius of the tree. Therefore, people tend to get lost in these areas at night. Hence the term 'chakwa'. About the sighting of rabbit by all of us could be an example of shared psychosis. 

Courtesy: Satyam Todkar 

Thank you, Satyam. Very well written 👍

Tourist vehicles chased by rhino in Kaziranga in early 2023

Tourist vehicles chased by rhino in Kaziranga in early 2023. It was a narrow escape. 

Tenacity Rejuvenation Drive - 2. Leaving Pune on 2013-03-10

Ready to embark on a 7,263 kms solo drive, codenamed Tenacity Rejuvenation 2 from Pune (RIBM, near Katraj) on 10th March 2013 at 5 am with an objective to combine hectic work and pleasure. 

Route for Day 1: 
Pune - Ahmednagar - Aurangabad - Jalna - Sindhkhed Raja - Mehekar - Malegaon - KaranjaLad - Salod - Pulgaon - Wardha - Nagpur (750 kms). 
Checked-in at Hotel Sunny International, near Lokmat Square, Nagpur at 7.30 pm. 
My mission was to prove a point and show how a new generation University affiliated/ AICTE approved business school needs to be promoted and administered. 
Even after the hotel check-in at Nagpur at 7.30 pm, more back to back meetings continued upto 1.30 am. 
People keep asking me why am I always seen in formal attire even on super long drives spread over many days. Ever since August 1985 most of my long drives are for work wherein I need to meet people with different demographic profiles. They range from the automobile mechanic bathed in engine oil and grease to truck drivers to farmers to retailers to corporate honchos to school/ college students to school/ college Principals. I have no other choice but to be formally attired right from say 5 am to 12 midnight with back to back meetings and simultaneously covering 750+ kms during the day!
Note the date and time of click, viz. 2013-03-10 4:54 hrs which was during the famously coded Tenacity Rejuvenation - 2 / TR - 2 drive. 
Remembering the long drives crisscrossing India for work (starting and ending in Pune everytime) in my Mahindra Scorpio Micro Hybrid (Special Edition) in 2012-13 which resulted in the rollout of #IndianRoadie in May 2013. 
I used to be mighty happy with my unbeatable #MightyMuscularScorpio / #MahindraScorpio. 
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* Tenacity Rejuvenation 
* Tenacity Rejuvenation_2_Drive (snippets) 
* Indian Roadie Recollections

Indian Roadie National GTG 2023 - Goa - Invitation 04

Don't forget to carry your favourite HATS while packing your bags for the Indian Roadie National GTG with spouse, children and dear ones in Goa. 

Members and followers of #IndianRoadie and #AssociatedForumsOfIndianRoadie (from throughout India) will assembe at the designated hotel in Goa by early evening on 9th April 2023 (Sunday) and will disperse early on 14th April 2023 (Friday). 

Please comment and confirm your presence. Details will be made known to you after you confirm your attendance. 

(Those who have already confirmed by commenting in the 3 earlier post on the subject need not comment again) 

Early bird registration to start soon. 

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* Indian Roadie National GTG 2023 - Goa - Invitation 04

Indian Roadie National GTG 2023 - Goa - Invitation 03

The bright sun, blue sea and a lot of smiling faces are looking forward to your presence in Goa from 2023-04-09 afternoon to 2023-04-14 morning. 

How can you not be there with your dear ones for the much awaited get-together? If there's a will there's a way! 
Registration to start soon for #IndianRoadieNationalGTG in Goa in April 2023. There will be limited numbers of early bird discounts. 
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* Indian Roadie National GTG 2023_Goa_Invitation 03

Indian Roadie National GTG 2023 - Goa - Invitation 02

Have you started getting your beachwear ready for the  Indian Roadie National GTG with spouse, children and dear ones in Goa. 

Members and followers of #IndianRoadie and #AssociatedForumsOfIndianRoadie (from throughout India) will assembe at the designated hotel in Goa by early evening on 9th April 2023 (Sunday) and will disperse early on 14th April 2023 (Friday). 

Please comment and confirm your presence. Details will be made known to you after you confirm your attendance. 

(Those who have already confirmed by commenting in an earlier post on the subject need not comment again) 

Early bird registration to start soon. 

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* Indian Roadie National GTG 2023 - Goa - Invitation 02

Indian Roadie National GTG 2023 - Goa - Invitation 01

Who's in a mood for GOA for the much awaited Indian Roadie National GTG. 

Everyone from across India will 'officially' assemble at the designated hotel in GOA on 2023-04-09 evening and disperse on 2023-04-14 morning. 

Registration (per head) with 'early bird discount' will start soon. Please await more details. 

Express your interest by commenting in the comments section.

Siliguri to Darjeeling - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

Siliguri to Sukna = 8 kms 

(Siliguri_Sukna), 

Siliguri to Kurseong = 45 kms 

(Siliguri_Kurseong), 

Siliguri to Ghoom = 69 kms 

(Siliguri_Ghoom), 

Siliguri to Darjeeling = 77 kms 

(Siliguri_Darjeeling) 

A signage board in Siliguri (WB) which gives roadies a decent idea of the distances and motoring route to Kurseong, Ghoom, Darjeeling. 

The ubiquitous white letterings on green overhead road signages give roadies a fair idea of which place is where and the distances of places from where the photos are clicked. 

Get your bearings right by reading these boards. 

I (Deep Banerjee, Founder - Indian Roadie and associated forums) never use online navigation maps while on highways. The overhead signage boards are my best bet. 

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* Indian Roadie Road Signage 

* Indian Roadie Distance Signage 

* Motoring Routes Of India 

* Bengal Trails 

Indian Roadie Drive For Food with Adv Abhijit Sarkar to Chowrasia Chats, Salt Lake on 2023-03-10

We fellow roadies keep ourselves busy with our own profession but keep meeting up at the slightest pretext. 

On Friday 2023-03-10, Indian Roadie Adv Abhijit Sarkar phoned me at around 3.45 pm saying that he was close to my place and if it would be possible for me to meet up for a fast bite since he had about 90 odd minutes to spare before his next scheduled professional meeting. By 4.15 pm I was already seated in his Ford Ecosport. We leisurely drove to Chowrasia Chats, HB290, Sec - 3, Salt Lake. 

It was a true Indian Roadie Drive For Food before he dropped me back somewhere on the EM Bypass. 

The moments of the impromptu Indian Roadie GTG are being shared with you. 

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* Foodie Roadie India

Tenacity Rejuvenation Drive - 1. Leaving Puri on 2013-01-13

That's me, Deep Banerjee, Founder - Indian Roadie and Associated ForumsOfIndian Roadie, with my Mahindra Scorpio during sunrise in Puri, Odisha in mid January 2013. 

Two hectic days of interactive corporate training, with me as the trainer ended the previous night at 11.45 pm. 

On that particular chilly morning while everybody slept peacefully, cosily tucked under blankets, I was heading to Visakhapatnam for the onward journey to Pune via Rajahmundry, Vijaywada, Hyderabad, Sholapur. 

The solo drive for work (a passion to develop a VC funded B-school as a Centre of Excellence in Sales & Marketing studies) originated from Pune on 2012-12-20 and concluded in Pune on 2013-01-16 after covering 5720 kms. 

P.S: Note my fetish for squeaky clean wheels. 

Remembering the long drives crisscrossing India for work (starting and ending in Pune everytime) in my Mahindra Scorpio Micro Hybrid (Special Edition) in 2012-13 which resulted in the rollout of #IndianRoadie in May 2013. 

I used to be so mighty happy with my unbeatable #MightyMuscularScorpio/ #MahindraScorpio. 

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* Tenacity Rejuvenation 

* TenacityRejuvenation_1_Drive (snippets) 

* Indian Roadie Recollections