Man goes out for an ‘India Tour’ with 70 year old mother on his ‘Bajaj Chetak’

Tinsukia: In this digital age where far younger children are getting exposed to electronic devices, it is easy to assume that their use of technology on a regular basis is causing them to become aloof with people around them, including us their parents, but, here’s a story of a man from Mysore, Karnataka who had left his corporate in Bangalore is on an India Tour along with his 70 year old mother on his Bajaj Chetak.

It is quite interesting to know the fact that the man identified as D Krishna Kumar had almost covered 40 thousand 4 hundred and 10 kilometers of his journey on his Bajaj Chetak Scooter last Sunday. He has visited almost 15 states during this tour including two International tours at Nepal and Bhutan.

D Krishna Kumar along with his mother Churatna Devi reached Tinsukia and offered their prayers at Shyam Baba Temple, located at Manav Kalyan Road.

This particular scooter was gifted to D Krishna Kumar by his late father.

Kumar started his India Tour on January 16, 2018, and his on the way to Parshuram Kund in Arunachal Pradesh.

The Bajaj Chetak was a popular Indian-made motor scooter produced by the Bajaj Auto company. The Chetak is named after Chetak, the legendary horse of Indian warrior Rana Pratap Singh.

Originally based on Italian Vespa Sprint, Chetak was an affordable means of transportation for millions of Indian families for decades and is lovingly called Hamara Bajaj (Our Bajaj).

Around 1980, the Vespa-licensed design was replaced with an all-new in-house design that shared the same general appearance and style. During its heyday, its chief competitor was LML NV made by LML India as a licensed copy of the Vespa PX 150. In the face of rising competition from bikes and cars, Chetak lost ground in India, and production was discontinued in 2005.

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