Sunday, June 22, 2008

Bicycle Diaries


When he was just Twenty Four
He made a Great Journey
Alone …
By his Bicycle
From the Northern tip to the Southern tip of India
Four Thousand and Four Hundred Kilo Meters
Fifty Four Days
Yes, I’m talking about our Pappa, Mr. M.J. Xavier
S/o Joseph Joseph Madamana.

(Image taken from Mathrubhumi, The National Daily in Malayalam, Dated 24th November 1980, Trivandrum Ed.)