A daredevil personality, Biju Patnaik had achieved fame through sheer hard work, determination and perseverance alone. It is a well known fact that he was a daring and dashing pilot who had many heroic anecdotes to narrate.
But did you know that he also loved cyclingIJ He was so fond of cycling that many a time, he was spotted cycling his way to the State Secretariat on a bicycle.
When Biju Patnaik was a student at the Ravenshaw College in 1932,, he embarked upon an adventurous journey on a bicycle and pedalled all the way from Cuttack to Peshawar in Pakistan, a distance of 4,500 miles with two of his friends Amar and Bhramarbar Sahu on a ‘Visit India Mission’.
As there were no good road communications in those days, it was a big challenge for him, but as they say nothing is impossible for a willing heart. Without fearing the then jungle route, he completed this mission successfully.