Reach the destination safely

Uma Devi Chigurupati, Marathoner, Double Guinness World Record holder and Executive Director, Granules India flagged off the ‘4th Annual SLP 5k RUN’ from IIIT Hyderabad. 

The Startup Leadership Program (SLP) - a global network for outstanding founders, leaders, and innovators in the Startup space, with NGOs, ‘Nayi Disha - an initiative towards empowering families to support children with special needs’ and ‘Project Amaaris for Deep Trust - supporting the Deaflympics Players of India’; organised this run. The objective of the Run is to create awareness and raise funds towards empowering parents/families with children having intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Startup leadership Run India is an annual startup marathon held in Hyderabad and five other cities of India. It is the largest startup marathon in India as well as the largest mass participation startup event in the country. Budding entrepreneurs, outstanding founders, Innovators and students took part in large numbers in the run.

Speaking on the occasion Uma Devi Chigurupati, said, “Running is a wholesome physical exercise for body. Running five days a week can make tremendous difference to one’s physical and mental health and I am a witness to the benefits it can bestow on us.” However, she cautioned the beginners to begin with lesser distance and improve on it gradually over time. 

Dharmana Shanamukha Rao addressing the youth present on the occasion advised them to avoid reckless driving on the roads and follow traffic rules for everyone's safety. He said, one should remember our family back at home and the trauma they too have to endure, along with us in case of an accident. At least for the family’s sake we should try and reach the destination safely.