Samarth Mahangade, a student from Pasarani village in Wai taluka in Maharashtra, is making waves on social media after a video of him taking an unusual mode of transport, to reach an exam venue, came to light. With only 15-20 minutes left for the exam to begin, Mahangade decided to paraglide to the venue instead of getting stuck in traffic for hours. The viral video shows the man soaring through the sky with his college bag, ready to make a dramatic entrance at his exam center. The student was fully equipped with all the necessary paragliding gear. According to a report in NDTV, Samarth was in Panchgani to run errands on the day of his exam. Realising he only had 15-20 minutes left to get to the center, he decided to take the paragliding route to avoid the heavy traffic on the Wai-Panchgani road, especially in the Pasarani Ghat section. Govind Yewale, an adventure sports expert from GP Adventures in Panchgani, came up with the solution. With his team, he arranged everything for Mahangade to fly over the traffic, allowing him to reach the exam venue on time. He safely landed near his college. Watch the video here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Insta | सातारा ⭐️ (@insta_satara) Meanwhile, paragliding-related accidents are rising in India. Last month, in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu, a tourist from Tamil Nadu was killed and a pilot was severely injured after the paraglider they were on collided with another paraglider. The incident happened at the Gadsa paragliding site. In January 2023, paragliding at the Gadsa site had been banned after authorities found certain violations. In another incident in the same month, a 27-year-old tourist from Maharashtra and a 26-year-old pilot were killed in a paragliding mishap at North Goa’s Querim. Police said both were rushed to the hospital, but succumbed to their injuries.
