14/6/2018
PUNE (MUMBAI):
Mahindra
Adventure, part of the $20.7 billion Mahindra Group, concluded the historic
India-Russia Friendship Rally on June 2. To mark seven decades of Indo-Russian
diplomatic relations, a group of travel enthusiasts from India and Russia set
off in 18 Mahindra vehicles from Bhilai on February 19, to traverse roads
across four countries before reaching Russia in May.
The event was organised by Kalinga Motorsports and supported
by the Governments of the four nations involved. The expedition, a joint effort
by Indian and the Russian Governments commemorated the 70th year of Indian
independence and 70 years of the India-Russia Diplomatic Relationship.
The convoy was made up of 14 Mahindra Scorpios, two XUV 500’s,
one Getaway and one Thar. This pioneering expedition successfully promoted
connectivity between India and Russia, with an aim to boost trade and
investments as well as opened civilian travel.
Veejay Nakra, Chief of Sales & Marketing, Auto Division,
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said, “India and Russia share a deep and
enduring bond. The Indo-Russian rally was organised to celebrate this
friendship between our two great nations. This expedition also represents
everything that Mahindra Adventure stands for, and it has been a privilege supporting
it.”
The India leg of the rally culminated in Delhi on March
14 from where the Ambassador of Russia flagged off the second part. The 18
Mahindra vehicles were then shipped from Kandla port to Bandar Abbas in Iran.
The participants then drove towards the north of Iran crossing the historically
important cities of Shiraz, Persepolis, Isfahan and Tehran.
From Iran, the group entered Azerbaijan and the city of Baku.
While driving into Russia, the group crossed Astrakhan, Volgograd, Moscow and
finally St Petersburg to end the second leg of the rally. Another set of
participants traced back the route to Bandar Abbas to finally end the entire
expedition on June 2, 2018, covering 19,989 kilometres.
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