A Doctor who chosen to travel the world by Cycle
Dr Raj Pandhen aka Cycle Baba is a world traveller and environmentalist . Professionally he is a doctor , he holds a degree in Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery , He is hardcore charity person and for the wellbeing of people he used to organise health camp , He belongs to Fatehabad Haryana India, Navodayan Illuminous Dr Raj done his Medicine study from Kurukshetra University , He is very fond of Greeneries, and he gives its credit to his father.
How this Journey Started
Dr Raj telling his stories on youtube about his journey of world travel by cycle , previously he had no plan to travel the world but one accident changed his life and he thrown himself to explore the world , he and his wife driving to some place and he got a fatal accident where his wife succumb to injury while Dr Raj survived. after Accident he went in depression and fightback . in between his conscience help him to overcome from sorrow and suddenly he decide to explore the world. he just discussed with his family ,collected the fund and set out to travel.
Why Cycle
Cycle is eco friendly and good for health , you don’t need fuel to ride it, just all the stuff you need in journey , your desire to ride it . that was his say on travelling through out his journey by bicycle. its really a mile stone, in one of his journey video in youtube it can be seen that he is carrying his bicycle with him in way to Mount Kilimanjaro summit. and he did it with pride. he loved so much his Dhanno.
How he started
He realised his face of life, he was in great sorrow and he just wanted to come over from all that, so he discussed with friends his idea and asked help of bicycle from one close friend who had a new bicycle , with the bicycle he collected all his requirement and paddled all around the world from September 5th, 2016 and this is getting more and more, In this journey he has covered 99 countries and planted more than one lakh plants. On his way to journey he has covered India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, China, Oman, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Macau, Philippines, Georgia , UK, Netherlands .Dr. Raj completed 22 countries of Europe and then came to Scotland. Then again entered Europe, because one can stay in Europe only for three months, not more than that. On Africa he visited almost all countries .
Even Corona infection could not stop the wheel of Dr. Raj’s bicycle. Even during the Corona period, he continued to inspire people across the world to become environment-conscious and plant trees by cycling. Dr. Raj tells that in 2020, when Corona infection imprisoned the entire world in their homes, he reached Netherlands from United Kingdom.
Due to the lockdown they could not go anywhere. Stayed in a hotel for a month with the help of the Indian Embassy. Vande returned to India with the help of Indian provisions. When the Corona infection came under control in February 2021, Cycle Baba again took up his cause and set out to spread light in the country and the world. This time he reached Egypt. Here Corona virus attacked Dr. Raj. Due to being infected with Corona, he had to stay quarantined in a hotel for 21 days. During this period, Dr. Raj, a vegetarian, got to eat only kidney beans and bread for 21 days.
While enjoying his journey, Dr. Raj captures the fascinating scenes and culture of the whole world through his camera. To make people aware of it, Dr. Raj remains very active on social media and YouTube. Has 626 thousand followers in Youtube and 278 thousand followers on Instagram. He also active in X .
His Youtube handle is
https://www.youtube.com/@cyclebaba
his current video in youtube is
His Instagram Handle is
He is also active in X
आधा सच एक,
बड़ा झूठ होता है… #cyclebaba pic.twitter.com/LqxAxAop9s— Dr. Raj Phanden (Cycle Baba) (@Cycle_baba) November 16, 2023
Dr Raj is Ardent Believer of Nature sustainability
Dr Raj says Nature is everything so depicts in his mission as he want to create eco system green and sustainable, he took that inspiration and started plantation cause at broad level, At this Journey of 99 countries he has planted more than one lakh plants with the help of Indian community residing around the world. On his way to paddle journey he had many struggle like food and stay ,safety and funds but he never took that excuse . Dr Raj is pure Vegetarian .
Teaching for Youth
Dr Raj Suggests Indian youth to travel and learn .While giving a message to the youth, Raj said if you got a birth in Earth then you must travel. Be it by bicycle, train or walking. Travel in itself teaches many things. When you travel, you will get to know the culture there and also have geographical knowledge.
Cycle Love
He say His first bicycle he taken in credit from his friend and within a week he realise his love for travel with bicycle so bought a new bicycle and he travelled 92 countries , he owns very costly bicycle which costs 7 lakh in Indian rupees, he loves so much his bicycle that he lovingly call it Dhanno