As you read this while sipping your morning cuppa, two Panvel-based cyclists — 26-year-old Sumeet Paringe and 22-year-old Prisiliya Madan — may be crossing the Karnataka state border to venture into Telangana, after 12 days of continuous pedlling, having started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. "The southern most point of India is blessed with three things — the Vivekananda Rock, an endless coast and rejuvenating calmness. But I will remember it for the stormy winds we encountered when we started cycling on NH7. Another honourable mention from the first day was the temperature, a whopping 44 degrees Celsius, and there were no trees planted by the road sides!" says Paringe, in an email interview.

The cyclists, (from left) Sumeet Paringe and Prisiliya Madan at the starting point in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu