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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* TenacityRejuvenation_1_Drive (snippets) 

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Tata Altroz owner crashed and thanked Ratan Tata

FaBo threw up another case of a DKL (desh ka loha/ vocal for local) Altroz owner who banged his car into another car in March 2023 and felt proud of it 😡. 

Insights study of typical behavioral traits of most nouveau rich first time car buyers reveal that they mostly choose brands from Tata Motors passenger vehicles because they strongly believe that the NCAP rating will save their lives after crashing their cars. Listed below are how they use their cars and how they behave after crashing. 

First, one particular brand of DKL owners go about banging their cars on all other road users to check the build quality of their DKL. Nobody does that intentionally, it's just that they are irresponsible and incapable drivers who are NOT #HighOnCognition. 

Second, they thank the octogenarian Chairman of the company that manufactured the car. 

Third, the ones who crash are mostly nouveau rich first time car buyers. After crashing realization dawns into them that a substantial sum of money will have to be spent from their savings. Naturally, they go about asking every Tom, Dick and Harry on social media about possible expenses to get their DKL roadworthy. It has been observed that fanbois of the brand  comment figures which are far from reality. 

Fourth, the owner of the incapacitated DKL starts enquiring about insurance claim procedures and the possible outgo from pocket. 

Fifth, the DKL owner gets back his car from the workshop after 3 - 5 months with the feeling that he has got back his car in factory finish condition, which in reality is far from truth. 

Indian Roadie is committed to seeing matured roadies and not fanbois on road! There will be no stop in exposing the wrongdoers (squid drivers). 

Drive responsibly. You don't have to test everything what the car manufacturers claim. Always remember that #BuildQualityOfDriversBrainMatters. 

#IndianRoadie is committed to spreading this message for the well being of every road user. 

P.S: Needless to mention, there are a lot of responsible and matured DKL owners. It should be their responsibility to correct the squid drivers who bring shame to the responsible ones. Instead of feeling offended, the responsible ones should use social media to correct their irresponsible brethrens. 

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BPCL shared the joy with team RRR for winning the Oscar for the song Naatu Naatu

Congratulations Team RRR for winning the Oscar for the song 'Naatu Naatu'! 

Bharat Petroleum Fuel Station staff joins the whole country in celebrating the grand victory by recreating the moves of the popular song. 

Here are some of their images who have perfectly nailed the hooksteps. 

* Oscars 

* RRRMovie 

* Oscars 2023  

* Naatu Naatu  

Content courtesy: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL)

Bangalore - Mysore Expressway dedicated to the nation by PM Modi on 2023-0312

PM Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the brand new access controlled Bangalore - Mysore Expressway on Sunday 2023-03-12. 

The greenfield Expressway constructed at a cost of ₹8478 crores will enable motorists to traverse the entire length in 75 minutes only. 

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* Indian Roadie Infrastructure Projects 

* Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai 

* What Has Modi Done

Satara to Ganpatipule - Indian Roadie Preferred Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route for 

Satara (MH) to Ganpatipule (MH) 

(Satara_Ganpatipule): 

Satara - Karad - Malkapur - Amba - Sakharpa - Hathkhamba - Nivli fata - Chafe - Ganapatipule

Guess who's this Indian Roadie 🤔

Guess who's this diehard Indian Roadie with camel skin hat and a stern no-nonsense look whom I met for a lively 'adda' session in Salt Lake on 2023-03-04 evening 🤔

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* Indian Roadie GTG

Asansol Energy was 8 yrs old on 2023-02-17

Asansol Energy celebrated its birthday on 2023-02-17 with a CSR event on 2023-02-18. 

The first model Indian Roadie Preferred Filling Station, viz. Asansol Energy Fuel Station (IOCL retail outlet), NH19, near Ghagarburi Temple, Asansol bypass was set up by Indian Roadie Sandip Samanta 8 years ago. 

Events on 2023-02-17: 
Folk dance and songs rendered by children from adjoining villages at the filling station. 
Litti-chokha, a mouthwatering delicacy of adjoining JH/ BR was served to all performers, guests and drive-in customers. 

Events on 2023-02-18: 
Free health check-up of poor children, women and even men in a village school building off the NH19 Asansol bypass. HLG Hospital partnered Asansol Energy in the CSR activity. 
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Another irresponsible DKL (desh ka loha) Tata Harrier owner escaped death along with four others in the car in end February 2023 and posted in social media in the same lines as is typical of these retards. 

He wrote something like four of them escaped unhurt because of build quality although the car has been totalled 😡 
This dangerous trend of self testing the veracity of claims made by Tata Motors Ltd about their cars has reached dizzying heights! I wouldn't have minded if the driver and his co-passengers weren't alive today. However, I am feeling paranoid about the thousands of lives which are at risk because of these buggers who hit the road everyday with their DKLs. 
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#MishapAndCalamity

Must have food in Ujjain

Must have food in Ujjain: 

Kulfi at Chhatri Chowk, 

Bhola ustaad poori sabji near Gopal mandir, 

Poha Jalebi Kachori Samosa at Patni Bazaar or Kanthaal, 

Sweet rabdi at Shri Ganga, Freeganj. 

Ujjaini Sev parcel from Jain/Bafna namkeen. Bhaang in thandai or lassi near temple. 

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* Foodie Roadie India

Hyundai Aura got crushed between 2 trucks in GJ in February 2023

A Hyundai Aura sedan with two occupants got crushed between 2 trucks in Gujarat. 

The occupants in the car are no more. 

For me it's a nightmare every time I need to stop behind a truck at any of the toll plazas across India 😩. I keep staring at the rear view mirror at frequent intervals till such time the boom bar swings upwards signalling me to move ahead. 

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* Mishap And Calamity

IR GTG 2022-12-04 @ Mio Amore - Maneesh Vijaya

Indian Roadie Maneesh Vijaya from New Delhi had spoken to me on the phone quite a few times prior to December 2022. Both of us were waiting eagerly for the right opportunity to meet up. 

Finally on 2022-12-03 morning, I was thrilled to receive a call from Maneesh wherein he told me that he was on his way to the airport to board a flight to Kolkata to attend a marriage on the same evening. It was decided that we will meet up the next morning before his departure for Delhi. 

It was a memorable long awaited #IndianRoadieGTG on 2022-12-04 morning at Mio Amore, IA265, Salt Lake and Bancharam sweet shop before bidding adieu. The duration of the meeting was short. I wish we could have had more time in hand to discuss numerous other topics of mutual interest. 

Dear Maneesh, we must meet for a longer duration during your next visit to Kolkata. Hopefully, the wait will be sooner than expected. 

P.S: My sincere apologies for the long delay in posting the snippets from the lovely meeting.

Use cruise control only when fully awake and attentive on road

Cruise control is not auto pilot, do not use if you feel tired or sleepy. It's not ADAS with emergency braking or autopilot of any sort. Those who do long trips on single run are advised to use cruise control only when fully awake and attentive on road. 

Use cruise control only to rest your feet, but not your brain because if you aren't fully awake or aware you might react to emergency braking situations too late and that can be catastrophic. Make sure your feet is resting in a way, to naturally approach brake instead of close to accelerator.

There are some beautiful wide and 4/6 lane highways that you can enjoy with cruise control. But that doesnt protect you from accidents. On the contrary, it makes you more susceptible to it. The less control you have over vehicle, the more attentive you should be. 

Your biggest enemy when using cruise control is gaps in medians on highways while approaching city/ village limits. Wandering cattles especially the ones which are allowed to graze on vegetation in the median dividers are a potential risk with cruise control engaged. 

Panicking/ overreacting and flooring the accelerator instead of brake or hard swerving or not reacting at all can be fatal. 

To overcome fatigue park at a filling station or an eatery away from the highway, take a powernap for 20 - 30 minutes and again start driving thereafter. 

Courtesy: Venkatesh Balasubramani 

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An exciting bid to escape

An exciting bid to escape somewhere in Amritsar (supposedly) in early February 2023. 

No further details are available. 

Tiger spotted on NH in Assam in early February 2023

A tiger was spotted crossing a National Highway in Assam in early February 2023. It's a scary situation both for the animal as well as for highway users. 

With the rapid pace of road infrastructure development happening across India since 2014, I am sure that a solution to this situation will surely be found in the near future. 

In Pench (MH), a busy NH44 already has a long elevated road for vehicles thereby allowing animals to cross the stretch of NH without any obstacles. The project was taken up and completed within 3 years in end 2021. I am told that Samruddhi Expressway has atleast 3 (or more) animal overpasses between Nagpur and Shirdi. 

More of similar animal overpasses are in the construction stage throughout India. 

Video courtesy: Susanta Nanda, IFS on Twitter dated 2023-02-07.

Vadodara to Sawai Madhopur - Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route

Indian Roadie Preferred Route / Motoring Route/ Driving Route/ Road Route for 

Vadodara to Sawai Madhopur 

(Vadodara_SawaiMadhopur): 

Vadodara - Godhara - Modasa - Udaipur - Chittorgarh - Kota - Indergarh - SawaiMadhopur

Kota to SwaiMadhopur is two lane. 

Vadodara to Kota is 4 and 6 lane highway.

Road trip to Baruva, how to reach by car

Road trip to Baruva. 

But where on earth is Baruva Beach? 

It's a virgin beach in North Andhra Pradesh, just 5 kms off the NH16. 

Get your bearings right only with practical fail-proof assistance provided by Motoring Routes Of India, Indian Roadie, Bengal Roadie, Associated Forums Of Indian Roadie. 

Here's your Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route/ route from 

Kolkata to Baruva (Kolkata_Baruva), 

Bhubaneswar to Baruva (Bhubaneswar_Baruva), 

Vizag to Baruva (Vizag_Baruva), 

Srikakulam to Baruva (Srikakulam_Baruva).

Kolkata - Bodh Gaya - Varanasi - Kolkata road trip by Arijit Mukherjee in December 2021

Trip to kashi.... 

Date Of Onwards Journey: 20/12/21

Date Of Return Journey: 24/12/21

Total Distance: 1400 kms (round trip) 

Toll paid one way: ₹855.

Car: Jeep Compass AT

Route: Kolkata - Asansol - Dhanbad - Bodh Gaya - Sasaram - Varanasi 

Started as early as 0500 hrs from Kolkata. Morning was pleasant, roads were clear, took Belghoria Expressway to AH1/ NH19. 

Road conditions were good. 

Treated ourselves with yummy litti at Dhanbad. 

From Dhanbad to Bodhgaya roads were smooth with some diversions owing to road expansion.

 

At Bheria road condition was bad and we had to drive slow. 

We reached Varanasi around 1930 hrs. 

Overall ride was smooth and fun. Enjoyed my ride with Compass. 

Dhabas were not very clean but tea served was excellent. Due to COVID we carried our  own lunch. On return passage we packed some sandwiches from the hotel. 

During return passage we started from Varanasi around 1030 in the morning  after breakfast. 

Didn't stop much on the way.

Reached Dhanbad around 1800 and took night halt at Sonotel Dhanbad. 

Hotel not very good, parking was an issue. 

On 24th started from Dhanbad around 1100 and crossed Palsit around 1430.

Reached home safely around 1700 hrs. 

Thank you Deepda for all your suggestions. It was really helpful.