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Links to Articles/Newspapers:
https://storify.com/RangDe/all-about-the-madnessproject - Twitter meet up - Rang De
What started as a deal between two friends at college, to go out anddo something that was so beyond their realised capabilities that theywould have to redefine their limits, to being what it was, the MadnessProject. A journey undertaken by two engineering students, cyclingtheir way across the country, meeting countless number of people,
encountering stories that inspired and living experiences that matter.
27th May 2014 - 27th June 2014 Calcutta - Mumbai, 2500 kms
Temperature zones: 35-50 degrees celsiusINR 1.7 Lakhs raised for Social Causes
Ujjawal Chauhan
Siddharth Agarwal
#MadnessProject
https://storify.com/RangDe/all-about-the-madnessproject
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Plains Dam/ReservoirPatewa, Chattisgarh 48º C
Cycle Repair Shop Odisha1st Puncture Bombay Chowk
Place of Stay FacilitatorsJalna, MH Local Entrepreneurs
Our journey took us through varied terrains and temperature zones across the country.
Plains Roads/PotholesChattisgarh 48º C
Hilly Terrain RainfallOdisha 25º C
We met people from the grassroots, towns, villages and big cities, butinspiration did not fail to find a way to wherever we went.
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The very act of cycling, analogous to a grinder, refined our thoughts, withevery revolution of the wheel, with every meter traversed.
Roadside Stop Sugarcane FieldsPicture Session Maharashtra
Nature’s Lap National ParkSimlipal Odisha
KendujharPerspective Odisha
We learnt how to adjust, how to compromise, how to manage with what hehave and to be content, with what we have, because the true measure of
happiness is in doing things that you love.
Layers Near RaipurPicture Stop Chattisgarh
The Best Sleep KaranjaRestaurant Patio Maharashtra
Afternoon Nap SomewhereRoadside Maharashtra
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Social issues are rampant throughout the country, plaguing the society anddrawing us back, but what stood out throughout this journey was the
goodness in people, that ever lasting smile.
Innocent Smile RaipurUrban Slum Chattisgarh
MicroLending Magic NaikpadaRural Entrepreneurs Odisha
Young Brigade SomewhereRoadside Village Maharashtra
This journey transformed us, increasing our levels of tolerance and patience,making us hopeful that a better future exists, that, it is possible.
Flat Tyre Ghats, SomewhereRelaxed Moments Maharashtra
Flat Tyre Plains, SomewhereSelf Repair Maharashtra
Distant Vision AhmednagarChand Bibi’s Palace Maharashtra
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http://www.rangde.org/campaign/The-Madness-Project
https://www.bitgiving.com/project/index/id/BIT090
Along with undertaking this rigorous journey, we were associated with 2NGOs, supporting their causes and crowdsourcing funds for the same
https://www.bitgiving.com/project/index/id/BIT090http://www.rangde.org/campaign/The-Madness-Project
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http://www.mid-day.com/articles/why-you-should-support-the-madness-project/15342166
http://www.redbull.com/in/en/adventure/stories/1331656137948/the-madness-project
Media Coverage of the Madness Project
http://www.redbull.com/in/en/adventure/stories/1331656137948/the-madness-projecthttp://www.mid-day.com/articles/why-you-should-support-the-madness-project/15342166
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http://www.decathlon.in/infograph/madness-project.html
http://yourstory.com/2014/08/madness-project-cycling/
http://yourstory.com/2014/08/madness-project-cycling/http://www.decathlon.in/infograph/madness-project.html
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Friends Marine Drive, Mumbai27th June Maharashtra