Indian cyclist on peace mission to spread Gandhi's message

A 26-year-old Indian social worker has embarked on a three-year 'Pedaling for Peace' cycling expedition to spread Mahatma Gandhi's teachings among school children.

Dnyaneshwar Yewatkar, who has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in history, said he has completed 8,642-km of 70,000-km of his global cycling expedition.

His expedition will be completed on October 2, 2019, in Pakistan, on Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.

"I have travelled over the last eight months through Indo-China and ASEAN, meeting beautiful people who have been very warm in hosting me and giving me opportunities to share my thoughts and knowledge about the teachings of the Gandhi," he told

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