Bimal Mukherjee
Bimal Mukherjee বিমল মুখার্জী | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bimal Mukherjee 1903 |
| Died | 1987 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Explorer |
Bimal Mukherjee (Bengali: বিমল মুখার্জী; 1903–1987) was the first Indian globe trotter to travel the entire world on a bicycle from the year 1926 to 1937.
Career
Mukherjee was born in Odisha. His ancestral house was at Pataldanga street, Kolkata, West Bengal.[1][2] The world voyage started on bicycle from Town Hall, Calcutta on 12 December 1926 and halted at Chandannagar for the first night.[1] He and his three friends Ashok Mukherjee, Ananda Mukherjee and Manindra Ghosh had crossed the Bohemian Alps in bicycles wearing flannel shirts and no woolen clothing in the month of December.[3] They had kept warm by cycling vigorously and alternated keeping one hand in their pockets to prevent frostbite. When asked how they did the amazing feat. He had replied, "We are carrying the sun rays from India!".[4][1]
Books
He wrote the book Du Chakay Duniya about his experiences[4] which was published in 1978.[5]
See also
- Ramnath Biswas
- Rajesh Chandrasekar
- Chandan Biswas
- Mae Carl Jemison
References
- ^ a b c Du Chakai Duniya, by Bimal Mukherjee, Swarnakshar Prakashani Private Limited, June 1987, ISBN 81-86891-16-1
- ^ "প্রথম ভারতীয় ভূ-পর্যটক বিমল মুখোপাধ্যায়". Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Remembering the forgotten real-life cycling globetrotters from Bengal". Archived from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ a b Vol - II, Anjali Basu (2004). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 222. ISBN 81-86806-99-7.
- ^ "Bimal Mukherjee: A Bengali man's adventure around the world on a bicycle". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2 July 2025.