A 60-year-old Indian man is out on a second world tour on his motorbike. Here we explain what inspired him to start his journeys — not just once, but twice
BV Narayana, a white-bearded man from India’s Bangalore city, has been living on 'God’s promise' ever since he left his hometown for a world tour in 2017. He has no idea where he'll eat his next meal or find a shelter to sleep. His aim is to raise awareness about a range of issues — from safe driving to giving polio vaccination to children. He also designs motorbikes and bicycles for physically challenged people.
BV Narayana shows his brochure in English and Turkish explaining his causes for his second world tour in India's Istanbul consulate on December 31, 2019. Narayana, who insists he should be called Nani, has skipped Russia and China on both tours for security reasons. His first trip started 40 years ago when he was a young man, traveling across 59 countries on his bicycle, covering a distance of at least 96,000 kilometres.
Nani seems to be vulnerable to road accidents. On his second world tour, he met with another accident in Canada in 2017. While driving from Halifax to Toronto, he was hit by a speeding car, injuring him and damaging his motorbike. “If you stay near a bridge now, the police come and tell you ‘you cannot stay here. Get out of here!’ Back in the day, it was not a problem”.
He requested a chair from one of the cafe patrons, who simply denied saying that “No, sorry. No boss. The boss is not here,” even though Nani offered him his passport as a deposit for the chair. “Maybe he was not allowed to give anything from the cafe because he was not the owner. But I was able to survive anyhow. That’s part of the adventure,” Nani said, giving the impression that such logistical troubles did not bother him much.
“Because I am a little bit older, looking like an ugly man. What happens is they get scared seeing my beard and all. Besides that, they would ask, ‘Do you have a family?’ I say ‘I'd been separated a long time ago.’ Then, they say ‘He’s a lonely man.’ So sometimes, they’re scared to take me to their home".
The picture shows one of the disabled-oriented vehicles designed and fabricated by BV Narayana in his workshop in India. During the 70s tour, Nani says he also met with then Bolivian president Lidia Gueiler Tejada at the presidential palace. Prior to his second tour, after the 2014 accident gave him a limp, Nani invested much of his time in helping disabled people.
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