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#RamnathBiswas - "Round the world, Hindoo traveller".

Ramnath Biswas lost his mother few years after his birth, and during early days schooling he lost his father. Since then he learnt to survive as -you came to the earth alone, live alone.
This story is all about an

Anushilan Samithi Freedom Fighter who traveled the world on his bicycle between 1931-1940 in three phases and he started at the age of 35.
Ramnath Biswas was born in the year of 1894 on January 13.His father was a strict Brahmin and gained respect for his notable social work and

his mother used to be spend most of her time at the neighboring temple of Shiva,
Even today at his birth place one can find the temple and his ancestors in the village called Baniachong, the largest village of Bangladesh(and also of the world).
At the time of Ramnath’s birth,

Baniachong had 40 thousand inhabitants along with large Hindus and minority Muslims.
Ramnath started his career as a manager at the Jatiya Bhandar Samiti, a Swadeshi enterprise based in Sylhet. Jatiya Bhandar Samiti had a motor car repairing workshop and Ramnath learnt driving.

Then he left the job at Jatiya Bhandar Samiti and took up another job. During this time he secretly joined the Anushilan Samiti.
However, his association with the revolutionary group became public and he was expelled from his job. During this time the First World War broke out.

Ramnath joined the Bengali Paltan and went to the war in Mesopotamia. In 1924, he took up a job with the British Navy and moved to British Malaya.
In 1931, Ramnath embarked on his first world tour on a bicycle. In his possession he had a pair of slippers, two wrappers, a bicycle

and a box containing tools for bicycle repair. The bicycle frame had a metal board with the message - "Round the world, Hindoo traveller".
On 7 July 1931, Ramnath started his journey from Queen Street in Singapore. The expatriate Indians of Singapore gathered on the occasion to

wish him success. He cycled through Malaya, Siam, Indochina, China, Korea, Japan and reached Canada. In Canada, he was arrested and jailed for a month.
In 1934, he returned to India. On his return to his native place the village arranged huge felicitation programme at the

historic Eralia grounds. At the programme, while sharing his experience of his world tour, Ramnath described Baniachang as the largest village of the world.
In 1934, Ramnath embarked on his second world tour. This time he travelled through India, Afghanisthan, Persia, Iraq,

Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and reached England. He toured Scotland as well. The long arduous journey took toll on his health.
In 1936, he returned from London in a ship via Port Said

and reached Mumbai. After regaining his health and finess, he travelled to Santiniketan to meet Rabindranath Tagore.
In 1938, he embarked on his third world tour. This time he travelled to Africa. From Mumbai, he travelled to Mombasa in a ship. He started on his bicycle from

Mombasa and travelled through Kenya, Uganda, Nyasaland, Rhodesia and reached South Africa. From there he travelled to the United States. He returned home in 1940.
After the Partition of India, his native place became a part of Pakistan. Ramnath didn't emigrate. However, when he

wanted to publish a book on his travelogues, he couldn't find a publisher. He himself founded a publication house by the name of Paryatak Prakashana and began to publish his books.
Unable to live as a Hindu amongst his own Muslim People, he left East Pakistan and settled in

Kolkata. After his arrival at Kolkata, he began to publish his travelogues in Anandabazar Patrika.
Ramnath wrote more than 30 books listed here is few important works
• Malayesia Bhraman
• Holiwuder Atmakatha
• Tour Round The World Without Money

The Hindoo Bicycle Globetrotter who said the chants of #Vandemataram inspired him for the mission passed away on 01st November 1955.

#VANDEMATARAM