Walk of Hope, a 7,500 km padayatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir for advocating interfaith peace and communal harmony will soon enter Madhya Pradesh.Notably, Walk of Hope is a 7,500 km long padayatra undertaken by Manav Ekta Mission, led by an eminent spiritual luminary, educationist and social reformer, Sri M, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.While interacting with the media persons here on Tuesday, National convener of Walk of Hope Brijesh Kumar said, “The Walk of Hope spans approximately 500 days through 11 Indian states, and the Walk will enter Madhya Pradesh on September 22 at Jhabua district.”
Elaborating more about it, he said, “It will pass through 13 districts in the state covering 1,260 kilometers in 77 days and Sri M and the walkers will undertake a ‘Nirahar Satyagrah’ at Bhopal on October 22 and 23 against any form of atrocities, terrorism and violence.”The walk of hope is being carried out to raise awareness on inter-cultural peace, communal harmony and bringing together citizens from all walks of life. Traversing the varied landscape of India, it seeks a significantly restored nation - fit enough to be bequeathed to our future generations, he added.
While informing about Walk of Hope, Kumar said that Walk of Hope is a catalyst to raise awareness and understanding of the diverse ethnic groups, to live together peacefully and shun ethnic violence and any form of atrocity crimes against humanity. “Raising awareness towards this great cause of peace and harmony is a collective responsibility of all of us. We have undertaken an arduous journey by walking about 7,500 kilometers, from the southern-most tip of India till the north in Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
The Walk of Hope has so far covered 2,800 kms in 183 days so far through the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra.The impact of the Walk of Hope has been seemingly significant. Various ministries, organizations and eminent personalities have patronized the Walk. Also in all states, the Chief Ministers and senior officials are joining the Walk, Kumar informed.Interestingly, youngsters and elders walking together entire distance of 7500 kms; around 20 females from different states of India, people from differing backgrounds, entrepreneurs, techies, retired civil servants (IAS) and IPS officers, foreigners from USA and Europe have also participated to show solidarity with the cause of peace and harmony.