Wayfarer Rahan Agarwal reaches CCpur
Source: Chronicle News Service / Kaimuanthang Mangte
CCpur, June 22 2022:
Rohan Agarwal (20) from Nagpur in Maharashtra, who is undertaking a journey by walking and hitchhiking, reached here.
So far, Rohan has covered about 10,000 km on foot and 40,000 km across 23 states by hitchhiking in a time span of over 660 days since he set off.
Briefly interacting with the media, Roshan said that he is an adherent of the ancient India Gurukul culture of journey called 'Destan' to understand different religions, languages, cultures and people to broaden one's outlook on life and to be a good person.
He further said that he undertook the journey with a mission to make people aware about plastic pollution and the ill effects of using plastics, and also to spread the message of humanity and brotherhood to unite India.
Roshan Agarwal also talked about his next mission.
"Later I will walk to Omyakom in Siberia where the temperature is minus-72 degree and it is the coldest place on earth and I will be the first Indian to reach there from India", he said.
On his way to Siberia, he will cross 12-13 South Asian countries, Roshan added.