Raahgiri Liberating Self Transcending all age and gender related barriers, Raahgiri Day has become a weekly ritual for the fitness freaked Delhiites. The same can be corroborated by the swelling crowds at Connaught Place each subsequent Sunday morning. Raahgiri Day, a perfect rendezvous between strangers where all meet on a common platform shedding all inhibitions, overcoming all barriers, working together towards the pedestrianization of Connaught Place. It is a weekly street event which provides citizens with the prospect to repossess their streets’ connect with the community, revel their city and above all, reclaim their lives. It endeavours to encourage good health, vigour, fitness, togetherness and simple bliss. The streets identified for Raahgiri Day gets cordoned off for motorized transport and are made safe for the citizens to walk, run, cycle, play and get pleasure from the streets. Through a variety of activities like Zumba, Aerobics, Laughter Yoga and Yoga etc., Raahgiri strives for a noble cause and works with the aim to encourage an active lifestyle, create an inclusive community and promote & facilitate social integration, while simultaneously address the environmental issues. New Delhi: the largest city to join the Raahgiri Day movement & the fourth city in India to host weekly Raahgiri Days. Raahgiri Day made its Delhi debut at Connaught Place’s inner circle on the 13th July 2014 and the Delhiites from all corners of the city started arriving at the event location as early as 6 am. The capital city of India now hosts car-free Sundays each week. Starting with about 5,000 people on the first Raahgiri Day, within three weeks, the number doubled and is estimated to have turned to be more than 10,000 people. Initiated in the inner circle roads of CP, spreading across to the middle ring and also touching upon the outer ring, Raahgiri is expected to expand much further, helping reclaim the streets for people. New Delhi Police, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), EMBARQ India and the Times of India have extended unconditional support to this venture. Besides Navi Mumbai and Ludhiana, Bhopal has also started replicating Raahgiri Day; and many other cities in India project the intention to follow. The term Raahgiri, with its mystic appeal, owes its origin to the Hindi word– Raahagir, meaning Traveller. It connotes the idea of a journey – be it on our streets or of our lives. This venture pushes us to take charge of our own journey. Raahgiri Day was selected as one of six most innovative solutions in addressing road safety. It was also chosen as the 24 most innovative ideas from urban India. By promoting Public Transport as the chosen mode of transportation in future, Raahgiri is undertaking a great service to mankind. In a global webinar led by an American Research Firm named Low Emissions Development Strategy Global Partnership, Raahgiri was presented as one of the two global achievements in the field of sustainable transport. Just walk up and join the roads of Connaught Place and celebrate Raahgiri Day. Do not forego any action-packed Raahgiri Day this Sunday or any of the subsequent Sundays. Onset of winter should not restrict one. What better way to enjoy Dilli ki sardi than by spending a pleasant Sunday morning in the inner circle of the Connaught Place? That too, with friends and family… Best way to stay fit and also stay healthy. So, what are you waiting for? Plan your Sundays and join the Delhiites as they show their many talents with the performances and work out to stay fit. India’s first sustained car-free citizen initiative Founding city – Gurgaon The concept inspired by “Ciclovia” held weekly in Bagota, Columbia Raahgiri Anthem by Euphoria band
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