The student wore all the necessary gear for paragliding.
To beat the heavy traffic on his way to an exam, a student in Maharashtra's Satara district resorted to an unconventional solution. Samarth Mahangade simply paraglided to the exam centre. Samarth, a first-year commerce student, was in Panchgani when his friends called and asked him why he was not at the exam at Pasarni village. According to reports, he runs a juice stall at Panchgani, which is a popular getaway. The exam centre was around 15 km from where he was. With only 15-20 minutes left to the exam, he realised that he would get stuck in a massive traffic jam.
Samarth decided to "fly" to the centre. He wore paragliding gear, strapped up and took flight.
A viral video circulating on social media shows the student in the sky with his college bag and making a grand entrance at his exam centre.
Samarth had to plead with Govind Yewale, an adventure sports expert from GP Adventures in Panchgani, for help with this bold solution. Yewale arranged a paragliding trip over the traffic-congested region with the help of his team. Samarth safely reached his exam venue, with minutes to spare, under the supervision of experienced paragliding instructors.
Satara in western Maharashtra has several popular locations for paragliding activities. The viral video was shared by the Instagram account 'Insta_satara'.
