Chandan Biswas (born 5 November 1985) is a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

Adventure sports personnel and Travel Writer. He became the first to complete the Solo Trans-Himalaya Cycling Expedition. He directed a documentary film ''Charaiveti'' based on his own adventurous journey.

Expeditions

Biswas started adventure sports since 2010. He involves with

mountaineering Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or alpinism is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become mounta ...

rock climbing Rock climbing is a climbing sports discipline that involves ascending climbing routes, routes consisting of natural rock in an outdoor environment, or on artificial resin climbing walls in a mostly indoor environment. Routes are documented in c ...

and mountain cycling also. Biswas was the first to successfully complete the Solo Trans-Himalaya Cycling Expedition. It took him 153 days extend over February 2017 to July 2017. In this journey Biswas cycled 6,249 km spanning the countries of

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

and

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. He walked along

Narmada River The Narmada River, previously also known as ''Narbada'' or anglicised as ''Nerbudda'', is the 5th longest river in India and overall the longest west-flowing river in the country. It is also the largest flowing river in the state of Madhya Prade ...

Trail and valley in 2018 covering 1,047 km in 47 days spanning 4 states of India. Also in 2016 he led a Intra-Country Cycling and Running team from

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

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to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Language Movement ahead of the

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Adventure timeline

*2018 - Narmada River Trail on foot , 1,047 km , 47 Days , Solo *2017 - Trans-Himalaya & SAARC Countries Cycling Expedition , 6,249 km , 153 Days , Solo *2016 - Kolkata to Dhaka Inter-Country Cycling Program , Akshar Yatra

Life

He is a cinematographer by profession. He regularly writes for newspaper publications and magazines.

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* Ramnath Biswas *

Bimal Mukherjee Bimal Mukherjee (; 1903–1987) was the first Indian globe trotter to travel the entire world on a bicycle from the year 1926 to 1937. Though born in Odisha his ancestral house was at Pataldanga street, Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal.Du Chakai ...

* Maxwell Trevor

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Biswas, Chandan 1985 births Living people Bengali writers Indian male cyclists Indian travel writers Indian explorers People from North 24 Parganas district