Backpacking India On Road

History of Jawa and Yezdi motorcycles in India.  Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd was an Indian motorcycle company based in Mysore which sold licensed Jawa motorcycles beginning in 1960 under the brand name Jawa and from 1973 as Yezdi. The catchphrase for the bikes sold by the firm was “Forever Bike Forever Value”. The company stopped production in 1996. The Jawa motorcycle, which derived its name from the first two letters of the words Janacek, founder of the ‘Wanderer’ bike, was the darling of the motocross and rallying circuit in Europe. Production was carried out directly in India by Ideal Jawa India Ltd based out of Mysore .The Yezdi factory was located along the railway line which heads to Mysore Junction. The factory was inaugurated by the then Governor of Mysore State, His Highness Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, Maharaja of Mysore in 1961. During the mid 50’s, the Indian Government stopped the import of cars and bikes.  However, assembling foreign machines by domestic companies was ...

On 2005-10-20, I too had committed a similar (if not worse) act of utter stupidity while driving my black Maruti Esteem LXi from Kolkata to Puri with my wife, daughter (8), nephew (7), father and mother on board. I was on a work cum pleasure trip with a tight schedule.  The only difference in what you see in the attached video in some foreign land vis-a-vis mine in Odisha was that I was egged on to land into the situation by other roadies (unknown to me) and scores of bystanders.  Thinking of the harrowing moments of that day while sitting at home 18 years later in June 2023 still gives me goosebumps. Everyday, as they say is a learning process. It's unbelievable that we were still alive once the episode ended after about 30 minutes.  I will share the details with everyone sometimes soon.  .  .  .  * SeenItAll_DoneItAll_ExperiencedItAll  * Indian Roadie Safe Driving Tips  * Indian Roadie Recollections  When on the road, always remain Hig...

Siliguri to Sukna = 8 kms  (Siliguri_Sukna),  Siliguri to Kurseong = 45 kms  (Siliguri_Kurseong),  Siliguri to Ghoom = 69 kms  (Siliguri_Ghoom),  Siliguri to Darjeeling = 77 kms  (Siliguri_Darjeeling)  A signage board in Siliguri (WB) which gives roadies a decent idea of the distances and motoring route to Kurseong, Ghoom, Darjeeling.  The ubiquitous white letterings on green overhead road signages give roadies a fair idea of which place is where and the distances of places from where the photos are clicked.  Get your bearings right by reading these boards.  I (Deep Banerjee, Founder - Indian Roadie and associated forums) never use online navigation maps while on highways. The overhead signage boards are my best bet.  .  .  .  * Indian Roadie Road Signage  * Indian Roadie Distance Signage  * Motoring Routes Of India  * Bengal Trails 

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route for  Surat to Udaipur  (Surat_Udaipur),  Vadodara to Udaipur  (Vadodara_Udaipur):   Surat  -  Vadodara  - Halol - Godhra Bypass - Modasa - Rishabdev - Shamlaji -  Udaipur . 

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route (as in September 2022) for  Bhubaneswar (OD) to Vapi (GJ)  (Bhubaneswar_Vapi),  Bhubaneswar to Nashik   ( Bhubaneswar_Nashik):  Bhubaneswar  (OD) - Khurda - Nayagarh - Mahipur - Daspalla - Banigocha - Baudhgarh - Barpali - Sohela - Saraipali - Sankra - Pithora - Arang -  Raipur  - Bhilai - Durg - Rajnandgaon - Chichora -  Nagpur  - Samruddhi Expressway -  Shirdi  exit -  Nashik  - Peth -  Vapi  (GJ).  Itinerary:  Day 1: Bhubaneswar to Nagpur.  Day 2: Nagpur to Vapi. 

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, best route for road trip from  Varanasi to Purnea  (Varanasi_Purnea),   Sasaram to Purnea   (Sasaram_Purnea),   Aurangabad to Purnea   (Aurangabad_Purnea),  Patna to Purnea   (Patna_Purnea),  Varanasi to Patna  (Varanasi_Patna),   Varanasi to Muzaffarpur   (Varanasi_Muzaffarpur),  Varanasi to Darbhanga  (Varanasi_Darbhanga),   Varanasi to Forbesganj   (Varanasi_Forbesganj),   Aurangabad to Patna  (Aurangabad_Patna),  Aurangabad to Muzaffarpur  (Aurangabad_Muzaffarpur),   Aurangabad to Darbhanga   (Aurangabad_Darbhanga):  Varanasi  (Daffi Toll Plaza) - Kudra -  Sasaram  Toll Plaza - Dehri on Sone - Sone River Bridge -  Aurangabad  (BR) (Exit NH19. Turn left) - Obra - Daudnagar - Arwal - Naubatpur, Patna - AIIMS Patna -  Patna  (Digha Ghat) - JP Setu ...

Indian Roadie Preferred Route/ Motoring Route/ Driving Route for  Chandigarh to Darjeeling   (Chandigarh_Darjeeling),  Ambala to Darjeeling  (Ambala_Darjeeling),  Delhi to Darjeeling  (Delhi_Darjeeling),  Agra to Darjeeling  (Agra_Darjeeling),  Lucknow to Darjeeling   (Lucknow_Darjeeling),  Delhi to Siliguri  (Delhi_Siliguri),   Chandigarh to Lucknow   (Chandigarh_Lucknow),  Chandigarh to Gorakhpur  (Chandigarh_Gorakhpur),  Chandigarh to Muzaffarpur   (Chandigarh_Muzaffarpur),  Ambala to Siliguri   (Ambala_Siliguri):  Chandigarh - Ambala - Kurukshetra - Karnal - Panipat - Sonepat - Delhi/ Greater Noida (Budh International Circuit) - Yamuna Expressway - Agra - Agra Lucknow Expressway - Lucknow - Barabanki bypass - Faizabad - Ayodhya - Basti - Gorakhpur - Kushinagar (Buddha PG College on right of NH28) - Tadwa Toll Plaza - Gopalganj bypass - Dewapur - Gandak River bridge - Pipra K...