MANGALURU: Three 18-year-olds from Kadaba, about 80km from Mangaluru, shared one grand dream — to make a visit to Ladakh, get that enviable body from Khardung La, the best motorable go on this planet. Coming from households of modest means, they had been on the lookout for a chance when it struck them. Their PUC finished, the trio determined to foot it. Samprith, Sebastin and Nishanth G walked some 2,500km, proper up till Delhi, and took a bus ahead, solely as a result of one in every of them started to really feel ailing.
Alongside their exploration, the trio met farmers on the best way as they had been eager to know their points and the explanations for the protests in opposition to the central agri legal guidelines.

They left dwelling on August 16 and whereas Samprith returned from Manali as he fell ailing, his buddies made it proper as much as Khardung La and took a practice again dwelling final week. “Whereas exploring the nation was among the finest experiences we now have had, it was undoubtedly a battle. We discovered to worth cash and meals. The journey has been an awesome studying expertise. It was the journey of a lifetime,” stated Samprith, whose father Reji KV is a carpenter and mom Bindu, a helper in a faculty.
Sebastin’s father, Shaji, is a daily-wage employee and his mom, Mariamma, a homemaker. Nishanth’s father Ganeshan can be a daily-wage labourer whereas his mom, Poongudi is an property employee. The trio had set out with Rs 2,000 every in hand, and had sought assist from buddies and prolonged household, and sponsors on social media. In all, they stated, they ended up spending some Rs 15,000 per head.

Their journey inside Karnataka discovered a lot assist and monetary backing, however the going acquired robust as they headed north. “We began our journey ‘stroll for farmers’ and interacted with farmers of Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra. As we walked in direction of north India, language was a barrier,” recalled Samprith. They walked 50-60km kilometers day, lugging a tent and about 9kg of bags in backpack.

“As we moved northwards, it grew to become a problem to discover a place to pitch our tents. We usually selected locations close to petrol bunks. There have been occasions after we didn’t sleep for about 4 days at a stretch. We had been robbed of two energy banks and a cell phone. No matter we acquired, we shared amongst ourselves. Most frequently, we’d purchase just one plate of curry and after we had been operating in need of money, we shared one roti. We didn’t wish to share our difficulties with everybody, we solely wished to finish the expedition,” stated Samprith. “We by no means thought we’d be visiting a few of the most wonderful locations of India on our personal.”
All three wish to be part of the Military, and journey collectively to extra locations in India. The subsequent time, they are saying, on bicycles or bikes.