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Cycling for world peace

PTI, New Delhi
It is a mission set across 178 countries and over 10 years.
For Kamal Kumar Saha and Mohammad Kamal Hussein cycling is not a way to keep themselves fit and healthy but rather to propagate the message of a world free of violence.
They have cycled across nine countries for 'World peace' and are to pedal 169 more but they are convinced that if they cycle over 120 km per day every day for the next 10 years everyday they would be able to get their message across to people of the world.
"What we lack in money and support, we make up in confidence," said Kamal Kumar Saha, one of the cyclists.
The cyclists, both from Bangladesh, aim to cover a total of 178 countries out of which they have already travelled across India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and China.
"In all these countries we try to meet political leaders and groups of
common people to get our message across," said Saha.
"Initially when we thought about this mission, we went to some multinational companies for sponsorships but were very soon disappointed as they wanted us to change our message to something like fight against HIV/AIDS."
"Though we are not against such policies, what we want to get across is that it is important for people of the world to realise that instead of fighting amongst ourselves we should fight against the enemies of humanity like, disease, poverty and hunger."
A group of four people, who travel in two teams, the cyclists first got the idea while working on a project for road safety for the 'Scouts and Guides,' Saha went around 750 km on foot to get his message across.
He even got an award for it, Hussein said adding it was then that the idea of cycling for peace struck them.
Expressing their pleasure over the reception the four have got in the
various countries they have travelled till now, the cyclists say they also had some unique experiences while visiting all these countries.
"In Azerbaijan, for example, the authorities wanted us to accept the citizenship of the country and settle there permanently," Saha recounts.
Saha says though they always stay in the respective Bangladesh embassies, the United Nations also provides them lodging and help in nations where there are no Bangladesh consulates.
"The four of us are divided in two teams. While two of us are here in Delhi, our other two partners Md Momaner Rehman and Md Zahangir Hussein are in Beijing now."
"The world tour has been divided into two parts," says Saha adding "We have already met many leaders in Delhi and are also trying to meet Sonia Gandhi this time."
"The next part of the trip for us comprises of countries like Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania," he said.