Pradeep Kumar Sen, a resident of Ramlakhan Bazar, under Pandrinath police station of Indore, MP, a differently- abled, is on a bicycle tour mission around India to propagate message for common good of the society.
He has lost his lost his left leg following a train accident on August 10, 2013. He fell off a train and his left leg had to be amputated.
Despite losing one of his legs with prosthesis, he has been peddling since November last year (2017) to spread messages mainly for the cause of environment, road safety and organ donation among the people.
He has a target of meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in second week of June (next month, tentatively on June18).
Pradeep said that he is a Commerce graduate with specialisation in foreign trades. Besides, he has interest in several fields, including dance, photography, art, paining, cooking and choreography, etc.
“I undertook the mission from November 14, 2017 to prove disability is not an impediment.
My family members encouraged me when I set out in bicycle to spread awareness on road safety rules as well as protection of environment. I reached Odisha after covering as many as eight States and more than 8,300 km distance on road through Maharashtra , Goa ,Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. Further, I would be going to Delhi after covering West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and UP. By second week tentatively on June 19, I would be in Delhi and seek to meet Prime Minister Modi,” said Pardeep.
On the way to Baripada, he had a halt in Baleswar and met local MP RK Jena. Jena, besides lauding his endeavour, called him a brave heart and gave him a letter of appreciation.