UNBELIEVABLE! We have crossed 1,000 walkers in 11 walks! Today, over 150 walkers came at 7am in inclement weather to explore Magical Malleshwaram – on foot(path).

And what a fun walk it was! We walked through 400 years of the neighbourhood’s history visiting temples (known and secret ones), walking on the main thoroughfares (and several bylanes), and got exclusive access to a 25-acre Forest area – a serene magical area that is hiding there in plain sight. Team BBMP accompanied us throughout, and was incredibly hospitable organising an impromptu idli-coffee snack on the 15th Cross footpath at the iconic Veena Stores. We got special access to a Nobel Laureate’s heritage home, and visited the historic courts where India’s badminton hero learned to play the game. And much, much more.

It’s just overwhelming to see the large turnout everyday – all follow the rules, walk on footpaths, cross at zebra crossings and log their steps/kms as part of this massive city-wide 100km exercise to explore the city, assess the health of the footpaths, and also get a good walk workout of minimum 10,000 steps in the lovely Blr winter morning weather!

We have had over 1,000 walkers in 11 days, and covered 87kms – just 13 km to go in the next 2 days!

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