Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, is organising the Viksit Bharat Run 2025 across more than 150 locations spanning 91 countries as part of the ongoing Seva Pakhwada. This unique global initiative is being undertaken for the first time to inspire collective action for nation-building.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports informed that the Viksit Bharat Run, with the tagline ‘Run to Serve the Nation’, is being organised as a 3 to 5 5-kilometre community run in iconic and easily accessible locations worldwide. It added that the majority of the runs are scheduled to take place on the 28th of this month.
The Ministry said that the run will cover celebrated monuments like Mexico City’s Angel of Independence, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Paramaribo, Suriname, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and many more such iconic locations across the world. The objective is to bring together Indians living abroad, along with local communities, students, professionals, and friends of India, to reaffirm their commitment towards the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
The Viksit Bharat Run 2025 is set to emerge as one of India’s largest global outreach initiatives. It is not only a fitness and community activity but also a global celebration of India’s values of Seva Bhav, sustainability, and inclusivity. It aims to strengthen bonds between India and its diaspora, mobilise youth towards service-oriented initiatives, and highlight India’s growth story to the world.
