Quest (Hardback)

Description

About The Book

Quest is a soul travel book. It’s a journey on a motorcycle around the world. A solo trip done by Aditya Raj Kapoor at the age of 61. It starts from Mumbai to Vladivostok and weaves through Russia on the Trans Siberian Highway to head to Moscow. From here to Latvia , Lithuania and then to Poland. Austria follows and he rides to Germany and through Switzerland to Italy, heading to Calais in France. Crossing the Channel to England he flies to New Jersey in USA and crosses the continent to Los Angeles, from where he flies across the Pacific to start riding in Indonesia to head back to mumbai via Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar. At one level, it’s a reportage on the travel and the experiences with humanity. At another level it’s his memoirs of his life as he thinks about himself and thus takes the shape of an autobiography. Filled with anecdotes and life-quotes, this book is a must read for adventurer’s seeking themselves.

An inspiring story of a long distance biker, business man and an actor in search of himself.

About The Author

Aditya Raj Kapoor is an Indian film actor and filmmaker and retired businessman from the Kapoor family. He is the son of late actor Shammi Kapoor and actress Geeta Bali. Aditya worked at the famous RK Studios in his teens to become an actor. Destiny changed his career to a businessman and he spent the next few decades setting up Amusement Parks, Post Production-Video facilities and TV station content in the UAE. He has very briefly worked in the Indian film industry in films like Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji and the serial Everest. As of now, he is a retired person and spends his time writing, biking and completing his education at IGNOU.
In his own words:

‘Everyone gets a chance to do something stupendous, once in a lifetime. I got mine quite late, but as I see it, it was Divine timing; for I got to see the world when I was ready for it. But then again, no one is totally ready and the event readies you for it somehow.

This solo ride on a motorcycle around the world gave me a great opportunity to meet real women and men. I shared bread and stories with them. They are very different from what we read in the media. They are innately good. I formed a new opinion of what people really want.

I share this with you. Enjoy!’