Ouseph, 39, was raised in the plantations of Kerala and graduated from St Xaviers Mumbai. Apart from being a no-holds-barred adventurer/biker, Chacko has also been an auto journalist with the Auto Car. He is also an instructor at The School of Dirt and has ridden over a wide terrain, got stranded on a mountain pass during a snow storm and eaten an uncooked goat in Africa and lived to tell the tale. He is also a PADI certified Dive Master. He features in the season finale titled ‘Dawn to Dong.’
Vir Nakai, 49, is a renowned traveller and motorcyclist, who cofounded ‘Helmet Stories,’ an adventure travel company. Known all over the world as the face of Indian motorcycling, he is one of the 15 GoPro Creators in India. A few years back, Vir also started Garage 52 — The Motorcycle Collective, which provides facilities and crew to help motorcyclists with their bikes. Catch this beer guzzler’s rollicking antics in the third episode of the series titled ‘Vir da Dhaba’.
Candida Lous, 29, is a Bengaluru-based biker and social media influencer who’s on a mission to educate the world about the importance of travel. She has previously performed a solo motorcycle expedition from Bengaluru to Sydney and has crossed 10 countries till date. What had started as a desire to explore new cultures has now become a symbol of women’s rights. She features in the first episode ‘Chasing the Waterfall.’
Harsh, 59, the oldest rider on Cruising Legends, is also the cofounder of the adventure travel company ‘Helmet Stories’ which organises biking expeditions for long-distance commuters. With many years of experience in Writing, Publication Design, Photography, and Advertising, Harsh is also the consummate storyteller, having cofounded Rolling Stone India and Man’s World magazines earlier. He features in the second episode ‘Homage to Dad.'
Taba Chake is a finger-style guitar player, singer-songwriter, performer and dreamer from a small town called Doimukh in Arunachal Pradesh. Having grown up in a Nyishi tribal family, his music is inspired by tribal folklore, birds and nature. He sings in Hindi, Nyishi and English and has been recognised for his unique vocals, songwriting and percussive performance style. His debut EP titled ‘Bond with Nature’ was released in 2016 with a 10-track album ‘Bombay Dreams’ being released in 2019.
An agricultural engineer and entrepreneur, Tage Rita, is the country’s first ever pure kiwi wine brewer under her label ‘Naara-Aaba’. Her wines are known for being completely organic and free from chemicals, and her work has helped contribute significantly to the livelihood of the farmers of the area. In 2018, she was honored with the Women Transforming India Awards, organized by the United Nations and NITI Aayog.
Tongam Rina is an Indian journalist and human rights activist from Arunachal Pradesh. She is currently (2020) the Editor of The Arunachal Times and president of the Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists. She has been repeatedly threatened, and in 2012, was near-fatally shot outside her office after she wrote critical articles about corruption, militants and dam projects in Arunachal Pradesh. She was awarded the 'Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media’ by the Media Foundation of Leipzig, Germany.
National Winners 2021
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Asad Abid
Showrunner
Nishanth Pio
Director
Prem Kumar
Editor & Post Producer
Vikas Balram
Director of Photography
Aditya Varma
Director of Photography
Ron Bezbaruah
Director of Photography
Arjun CA
Drone Pilot | FPV
Vishal Thomas
Photographer & Producer
Arjun Kamat
Producer