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Links to Articles/Newspapers:

https://storify.com/RangDe/all-about-the-madnessproject - Twitter meet up - Rang De

What started as a deal between two friends at college, to go out anddo something that was so beyond their realised capabilities that theywould have to redefine their limits, to being what it was, the MadnessProject. A journey undertaken by two engineering students, cyclingtheir way across the country, meeting countless number of people,

encountering stories that inspired and living experiences that matter.

27th May 2014 - 27th June 2014 Calcutta - Mumbai, 2500 kms

Temperature zones: 35-50 degrees celsiusINR 1.7 Lakhs raised for Social Causes

Ujjawal Chauhan

Siddharth Agarwal

#MadnessProject

https://storify.com/RangDe/all-about-the-madnessproject


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Plains Dam/ReservoirPatewa, Chattisgarh 48º C

Cycle Repair Shop Odisha1st Puncture Bombay Chowk

Place of Stay FacilitatorsJalna, MH Local Entrepreneurs

Our journey took us through varied terrains and temperature zones across the country.

Plains Roads/PotholesChattisgarh 48º C

Hilly Terrain RainfallOdisha 25º C

We met people from the grassroots, towns, villages and big cities, butinspiration did not fail to find a way to wherever we went.


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The very act of cycling, analogous to a grinder, refined our thoughts, withevery revolution of the wheel, with every meter traversed.

Roadside Stop Sugarcane FieldsPicture Session Maharashtra

Nature’s Lap National ParkSimlipal Odisha

KendujharPerspective Odisha

We learnt how to adjust, how to compromise, how to manage with what hehave and to be content, with what we have, because the true measure of

happiness is in doing things that you love.

Layers Near RaipurPicture Stop Chattisgarh

The Best Sleep KaranjaRestaurant Patio Maharashtra

Afternoon Nap SomewhereRoadside Maharashtra


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Social issues are rampant throughout the country, plaguing the society anddrawing us back, but what stood out throughout this journey was the

goodness in people, that ever lasting smile.

Innocent Smile RaipurUrban Slum Chattisgarh

MicroLending Magic NaikpadaRural Entrepreneurs Odisha

Young Brigade SomewhereRoadside Village Maharashtra

This journey transformed us, increasing our levels of tolerance and patience,making us hopeful that a better future exists, that, it is possible.

Flat Tyre Ghats, SomewhereRelaxed Moments Maharashtra

Flat Tyre Plains, SomewhereSelf Repair Maharashtra

Distant Vision AhmednagarChand Bibi’s Palace Maharashtra


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http://www.rangde.org/campaign/The-Madness-Project

https://www.bitgiving.com/project/index/id/BIT090

Along with undertaking this rigorous journey, we were associated with 2NGOs, supporting their causes and crowdsourcing funds for the same

https://www.bitgiving.com/project/index/id/BIT090http://www.rangde.org/campaign/The-Madness-Project


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http://www.mid-day.com/articles/why-you-should-support-the-madness-project/15342166

http://www.redbull.com/in/en/adventure/stories/1331656137948/the-madness-project

Media Coverage of the Madness Project

http://www.redbull.com/in/en/adventure/stories/1331656137948/the-madness-projecthttp://www.mid-day.com/articles/why-you-should-support-the-madness-project/15342166


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http://www.decathlon.in/infograph/madness-project.html

http://yourstory.com/2014/08/madness-project-cycling/

http://yourstory.com/2014/08/madness-project-cycling/http://www.decathlon.in/infograph/madness-project.html


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Friends Marine Drive, Mumbai27th June Maharashtra

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