Background
Somen Debnath, son of Shova Debnath and of Ram Mohan Debnath, is a resident of the village Basanti, South 24 Parganas in Sundarbans, West Bengal, India.
Somen Debnath, son of Shova Debnath and of Ram Mohan Debnath, is a resident of the village Basanti, South 24 Parganas in Sundarbans, West Bengal, India.
He studied Zoology, Geology & Anthropology at the University of Calcutta and has a degree in Fine Arts from the Sarba Bhartiya University.
He is currently travelling around the world on bicycle with the purpose to promote a program entitled “Around the World on Bicycle Tour for Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Awareness and Seminars on Indian Culture 2004 - 2020”. At the age of 16 he enrolled for specialty training at West Bengal State Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Control Society. Consequently, he became an activist for Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome awareness and he started doing voluntary and charity work, first in his village and then in all Indian provinces
On May 27th 2004, Debnath started a global tour with the goal to visit every country by 2020, spreading a message of Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome awareness and social inclusion.
He gives lectures in schools, universities, Non-governmental organizations, and other institutions.
The focus of Debnath"s program is on "underprivileged people, urban, rural and tribal population worldwide who have the lowest level of awareness about this deadly disease."
During his travels in Afghanistan in 2009 he was help captive for 24 days by the Taliban. As of June 2015 Debnath had travelled to 102 countries.
