Spreading AIDS awareness by Cycling to 191 Countries

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Spreading awareness of AIDS by Cycling.

KOZHIKODE: Somen Debnath, 23, of Sunderban Village in West Bengal, has

been cycling his way to eliminate the world of AIDS by 2020. Debnath,

on his way to Kannur, reached Kozhikode in Kerala.

He began his journey on May 27, 2004. He has now pedalled more than

44,000 km covering four countries other than India - Sri Lanka,

Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar.

In India he has already covered 14 States (Kerala was the 15th State)

and two Union Territories. Debnath, who covers mainly schools and

colleges, clubs like Rotary, Lions etc., and red light areas in his

journey, says he would cover 191 countries by 2020.

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