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{{short description|Indian cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| title =
| website = chandanbiswas.com
| name = Chandan Biswas<br/>চন্দন বিশ্বাস
| image = Cyclist Chandan Biswas.jpg
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| birth_name = Chandan Biswas
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|5 November 1985|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Explorer<br>Cyclist
}}

'''Chandan Biswas''' (born 5 November 1985) is a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] [[Adventure sports]] personnel and Travel Writer. He became the first to complete the Solo Trans-Himalaya Cycling Expedition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/chandan-biswas-completed-his-trans-himalayan-expedition-on-bicycle-144345.html|title=দু'চাকায় ট্রান্স হিমালয় জয়, নজির গড়ল বাঙালি ছেলে|website=bengali.news18.com|date=21 July 2017|access-date=7 July 2018|archive-date=7 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707123254/https://bengali.news18.com/news/chandan-biswas-completed-his-trans-himalayan-expedition-on-bicycle-144345.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He directed a documentary film ''Charaiveti'' based on his own adventurous journey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Schedule (Venue Wise) - Kolkata International Film Festival |url=https://kiff.in/movie-schedule/venue |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=kiff.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Biswas |first=Chandan |title=Charaiveti |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15701024/ |access-date=2025-07-02 |others=Chandan Biswas |publisher=Little Lamb Films |last2=Mukherji |first2=Bauddhayan}}</ref>

==Expeditions==
Biswas started adventure sports since 2010. He involves with [[mountaineering]], [[rock climbing]] and [[mountain cycling]] also.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2021 |first=Rohit|last=Khanna|title=Climbers have expeditions lined up after Covid hiatus|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/climbers-have-expeditions-lined-up-after-covid-hiatus/articleshow/88306687.cms |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

Biswas was the first to successfully complete the Solo Trans-Himalaya Cycling Expedition. It took him 153 days extend over February 2017 to July 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreamwanderlust.com/news/trans-himalayan-cycle-expedition-by-chandan-biswas|title=Trans-Himalayan Cycling Expedition by Chandan Biswas|website=dreamwanderlust.com|date=20 July 2017|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> In this journey Biswas cycled 6,249 km spanning the countries of [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Nepal]] and [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.thestatesman.com/1188297/Siliguri-The-Statesman/29th-April-2017#page/14/2|title=HNAF fetes cyclist for completing half of Himalayan trek|website=thestatesman.com|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/district/north-bengal/chandan-biswas-a-bicycle-rider-capturing-life-through-the-lens-1.604848?ref=chandan-biswas-topics-topic-stry|title=ছবির নেশায় সঙ্গী সাইকেল|website=anandabazar.com|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref>

He walked along [[Narmada River]] trail and valley in 2018 covering 1,047 km in 47 days spanning 4 states of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/man-has-trekked-down-from-the-source-of-narmada-river-to-its-end-by-walking-1.857259/|title=পায়ে হেঁটে নর্মদার উৎস থেকে মোহনা|website=anandabazar.com|access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/hridaypur-youth-going-to-explore-1300-km-long-narmada-river-by-walk/|title=পায়ে হেঁটে নর্মদার মোহনা থেকে উৎস পরিক্রমা|website=sangbadpratidin.in|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewall.in/travel-2018-chandan-biswas-covered-1007-kilometer-in-46-days-along-the-river-narmada/|title=নর্মদা অতিক্রম হৃদয়পুরের চন্দনের|website=The Wall|access-date=28 August 2018|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029131052/https://www.thewall.in/travel-2018-chandan-biswas-covered-1007-kilometer-in-46-days-along-the-river-narmada/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/travel/chandan-biswas-from-west-bengal-completes-narmada-expedition/|title=পায়ে পায়ে নর্মদা সারা|website=Indian Express Bangla|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref> Also in 2016 he led a Intra-Country Cycling and Running team from [[Kolkata]] to [[Dhaka]] to pay tribute to the martyrs of the [[Bengali Language Movement|Language Movement]] ahead of the [[International Mother Language Day]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clickittefaq.com/indian-cyclists-travel-to-bangladesh-to-pay-respect-to-martyrs/|title=Indian cyclists travel to Bangladesh to pay respect to language martyrs|access-date=7 July 2018|archive-date=7 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707122901/https://www.clickittefaq.com/indian-cyclists-travel-to-bangladesh-to-pay-respect-to-martyrs/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/773035/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF|title=ঢাকার পথে ভারতীয় অক্ষরযাত্রা দলের ছয় সদস্য|publisher=prothomalo.com|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Akkhsarjatra|volume=3|issue=11|publisher=Long Jounrey|year=2016|isbn=|location=Kolkata|pages=98–100|issn=2455-1767}}</ref>

==Adventure timeline==

*2018 - Narmada River Trail on foot | 1,047 km | 47 Days | Solo
*2017 - Trans-Himalaya & SAARC Countries Cycling Expedition | 6,249 km | 153 Days | Solo
*2016 - Kolkata to Dhaka Inter-Country Cycling Program | Akshar Yatra

==Life==

He is a cinematographer by profession. He regularly writes for newspaper publications and magazines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ebela.in/travel/travel-tips/bengal-boy-travels-6249-km-on-cycle-across-4-countries-1.649418/|title=সাইকেলেই হিমালয় জয় বাংলার ছেলের|website=ebela.in|access-date=29 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/explorer-friend-share-interesting-facts-on-satyarup//|title=সত্যরূপ জানতেনই না উনি বিশ্বরেকর্ডের পথে!|website=bengali.indianexpress.com|access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/travel/cyclist-chandan-biswas-treks-narmada-part-two-bengali-22745/|title=পায়ে হেঁটে, ইচ্ছে মত নর্মদা|website=bengali.indianexpress.com|access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>

== See more ==
* [[Ramnath Biswas]]
* [[Bimal Mukherjee]]
* [[Maxwell Trevor]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Chandan Biswas}}
* {{IMDb name|13037068}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Biswas, Chandan}}
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bengali writers]]
[[Category:Indian male cyclists]]
[[Category:Indian travel writers]]
[[Category:Indian explorers]]
[[Category:People from North 24 Parganas district]]

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MaryellenBuckman at 06:15, 6 February 2026