Suburb March 2019

RAAHGIRI
SECTOR 4 ENJOYS
RAAHGIRI EVERY
SUNDAY
Public Engagement has risen in Gurgaon through
Raahgiri Day. It's an active platform to reach out to
people across age groups, cutting across social strata
to deliver a message of healthy and compassionate
life. The Sunday mornings of Sector - 4 residents
were booked for the entire February to participate in
the high voltage energy of Raahgiri
There is a dynamic
space for the month of February.
environment with people
dancing Zumba and B
Bhangrato peppy Bollywood
tunes. The organisers
focused on road safety and
integrated use of public
According to a recent research from WRI
India road crashes in India is killing 1.5 lakh
people every year. Hence the organisers of
Raahgiri Day felt that it is imperative to
conduct activities that create awareness
about road safety. Hence a Nukkad Natak
showing the perils of not following traffic
rules was performed. A flash mob was
organized which displayed the importance
of pedestrian safety. A human chain was
formed chanting the slogan “Sadak
Suraksha Jeevan Raksha.”
It was found that hyper-tension arising due
to bad relationships with family members
and peers are also a leading factor for lack
of focused driving and rash driving which
causes a crash on the street. Hence the
message of safe driving and anti-road rage
messages get delivered at Raahgiri for
people to think on the importance of these
social messages.
Members from Maata Pita Foundation by
Human Rights gave a motivational speech
to the youngsters to take good care of their
parents during their old-age and not leave
them without support as the parents
provide unconditional love and support to
their children when they are young.
On 17th February due to the unfortunate
event of the Pulwama attack, a walk was
organised where the residents of Sector 4
held the National flag showing solidarity
with the families of CRPF Jawans.
Overall, Raahgiri Day has been receiving
positive feedback from the residents of
Gurgaon. Very soon Raahgiri shall be
moving to New Gurgaon to reach out to
the new audience and space. Now,
residents from other sectors have
requested to host the event in their
respective sector with varied social
messages and health and fitness activities. s
A SUBURB Media
Partnership event.
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suburb life | March 2019