Usually, autorickshaw rides are nothing but a mundane form of commute from point A to point B. Not so for Jothi Viknesh. No one ever gave a more glamorous makeover to the humble autorickshaw than Viknesh, 32, whose electric three-wheeler has taken him on a mighty spin around the country. Starting from Bengaluru on December 5, last year, he has covered 17,000km across 20 states. Named after his hope of creating a new world record for the longest journey in an electric autorickshaw— for which he has to cover another 2,000km—the vehicle, HOPE, is fuelled by Viknesh’s energy and enthusiasm.
In July, the flashy rickshaw and its driver made it to the Khardung La Pass (18,380ft above sea level) in Leh—which was a test of endurance for both the man and the machine. But it is the message that resonates stronger—“Pollution free India”—something the fitness trainer and Zumba instructor firmly believes in. Viknesh has been documenting his adventure on the YouTube channel ‘India on 3 wheels’, the same way he did for his bike trip in 2016 and another eight-month-long trip documenting the various folk art forms and festivals in Karnataka.
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