My journey to the unknown – unveiled *

I covered approximately 2400 kilometers in 3 days.

September 28, 2010

I reached central railway station (Chennai) at 9:30 PM with no clue where am I going to, checked for the train timings that go a long way and I had two options, one to Bombay and another one to Calcutta. I decided to go east which I don’t know anything about east India, bought a ticket (open ticket) to Calcutta.

It was shocking to see the crowd in the train and its unimaginable. Thought of dropping this trip but thought to myself that it’s important in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once. Somehow manage to get into the train and was standing 2 feet away from the door. It was too crowded that I was not even able to stand.

Standing for 7 hours, my legs hurt so badly decided to get down in the next stop. It was Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.From there I went to many places by all means of transportation bus, local trains, boat, cycle rickshaw and share autos.

I crossed Andhra Pradesh border to Chhattisgarh by walk (approx. 15 Kms). The way I walked was like a forest, I feel ultimate freedom, an extremist, an aesthetic voyager. My home is the road. No longer to be poisoned by civilization, I flee and walk alone upon the land to become lost in the wild. I feel like I don’t need money, which makes people cautious.

By various modes of transportation I reached Nagpur, Maharashtra and I was totally drained decided to go back.

The purpose of this trip is to absorb people of various states with various cultures and to experiment what it would be to travel alone with no clue and no friends.

I can say:

Happiness, only real when shared.

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* This is post is just a outline of this journey