User:Mahajan Brothers

Mahajan brothers are postgraduate doctors residing in a joint family in Nashik and are successfully practicing their profession and pursuing their passion of adventure sports. Dr Hitendra Mahajan                M.D(Anesthesiologist) DOB : 20/05/1971 Dr Mahendra Mahajan M.D.S(Dentist) Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologist DOD :11/10/1976. “Mahajan Bandhu Foundation”, is an NGO founded by Mahajan Brothers to create awareness about Health & Education through Adventure Sports. ACHIEVEMENTS OF MAHAJAN BROTHERS :

Doctor Mahajan Brothers are well recognised Ultra – Endurance Cyclists, nationally as well as internationally who have been felicitated and praised by Hon. PM Shri Modiji for winning Race Across America and their social work. They are also trained mountaineers and have summited Mount Everest as well as Marathoners.Dr Mahendra Mahajan also holds a Guinness World Record for fastest cycling from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.

They have made our entire nation proud with following prestigious achievements : RACE ACROSS AMERICA (2015) : 4,836 km in 8 days 14 hours - Mahajan brothers, were the first indians to take our TRICLOR FLAG to the Finish line of the World’s toughest and prestigious bicycle race, called “Race Across America” (RAAM) in June 2015 They not only successfully finished the race in stipulated time, but won the race in ‘Team of Two” (Under 50 age) by pedalling 4,836 km from West to East coast in 8 days 14 hrs (relay format) battling 0 to 46 °C temperatures and 1.7lac feet of vertical climb (www.raceacrossamerica.org). This victory has been included by Limca Book of Records as First & Fastest in RAAM in team of two, relay. Team of doctors of Kalpataru Foundation,NGO, performed around 370 eye surgeries free of cost for the needy tribals from Nashik, Maharashtra and Dang region, Gujarat. Hon. PM Modiji had praised about this victory in Mann-ki-baat and also felicitated them personally.

GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL CHALLENGE, (2016) : 5,957 km in 10 days 19 hours - Mahajan brothers became the first cyclists from India to have rode the “Golden Quadrilateral Challenge” (Mumbai to Chennai to Kolkata to Delhi and back to Mumbai) cycling expedition of 5,957 km in 10 days and 19 hours in a non-stop relay, in December 2016. During the expedition they urged our citizens to follow and respect all the RULES laid down by our constitution through the slogan, “Follow the RULES & INDIA will RULE” Hon PM Modiji had praised about this event twice in your addresses to the Nation on 21st National Youth festival and 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s speech at Chicago.

3) K 2 K challenge (2018) : A solo cycling expedition from Srinagar, Kashmir to Kanyakumari by Dr Mahendra Mahajan is a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD. He rode the distance of approx 3700 km from capital of North most state of J&K to southmost tip of India in 10 days 9 hours and 59 min. This feat has been included as a record by 2 prestigious and World famous bodies : Guinness World Record - “Fastest journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari by bicycle ( Male)"recognised on 23rd April 2019. World Ultra Cycling Association (WUCA) : An international Ultra Cycling body of USA called, WUCA, stated it as a Fastest cycling in India from North to South. During this expedition the team urged the citizens to participate in 2 wonderful initiatives of our country, “Quit Tobacco” and “Khelo India”, as Dr Mahendra believed that if our every citizen stays away from tobacco & inculcate exercise & sports in life, we will have Healthy Citizens & “Healthy Citizens can only build Strong Nation”.

4)Expedition “Sea to Sky” (2019) : A very unique and adventurous expedition of Mahajan brothers in which both brothers pedalled from Gateway of India, Mumbai (Sea level) to Kathmandu, Nepal and made their mark in Mountaineering by climbing to the top of Mount Everest (Highest mountain in the World),and so the Sky level. During this expedition they carried out workshops at various places, demonstrating CPR (Jeevan Sanjivani) a life saving technique which if administered to a Cardiac Arrest victim, can save his life. Every citizen should be a LIFE SAVER is the vision of “Mahajan Bandhu Foundation”, an NGO founded by Mahajan Brothers to create awareness about Health & Education through Adventure Sports.

5)TOUR OF THE DRAGON / DEATH RACE of Bhutan (2012) : It is the World’s toughest single day Mountain Bicycle Race of 268 km organized by ‘Bhutan Olympic Committee’ with altitude gain of 8000 + meters (almost like climbing Mount Everest), crossing 4 Himalayan passes and has to be completed in 16 hours. Both brothers have successfully completed the race. Dr Mahendra been the First Indian to do so in 2012 and Dr Hitendra completed in 2017. 6) Several unsupported cyclothons of 200 kms, 300 kms, 400 kms, 600 kms and 1000 kms (Delhi - Wagah border and back to Delhi in just 61 hours). All events affiliated and recognized by Audax Club Parisien, France. AWARDED : 1) SHIV CHATRAPPATI KRIDA PURASKAR in Adventure Category by Maharashtra State Government for year 2016. 2)Prestigious GODA GAURAV AWARD by Kusumagraj Pratishthan in 2015.