The Manav Ekta Mission, under the leadership of “Sri M”, is currently undertaking the Walk of Hope 2015-16—a 7500 km padayatra for peace and harmony from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Sri M is a social reformer, an educationist and a spiritual luminary.
The Walk of Hope is an initiative to restore the innate spirituality of the nation—rekindling true faith and rejuvenating the spirit of hope, love, peace, harmony and oneness.
Flagged off on 12th January 2015 at Vivekanand Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari, the padayatra will conclude in Srinagar in April 2016. It covers 7500 kms through 11 Indian states in 500 days. The Walk has covered about 6,150 kms in 431 days, having progressed through the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Post Chandigarh, it will cover the states of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. The Walk’s main objective is interfaith harmony in addition to equality for all, sustainable living, women empowerment, community health and education & youth development. By walking and interacting with various sections of the society Sri M and his fellow walkers, a diverse assembly of responsible citizens who foresee a united and inclusive India, are making efforts to erase disparity arising from misunderstanding of our diverse religious and cultural social fabric thus igniting the formation of an inclusive and participative society where opportunity is given to all, where talent and effort are rewarded regardless of caste, religion, language, region or gender.