Raahgirs enjoy cycling, yoga, dancing, badminton at CP’s Raahgiri in Delhi

Multiple issues: This Sunday’s Raahgiri Day at CP, supported by The Times of India, was interspersed with cycling, dancing, yoga, badminton and volleyball sessions. Raahgirs got to watch a street play, a band performance, and even a student protest. MP Meenakshi Lekhi was also there at Raahgiri as a part of Universal Peace Federation of India’s Peace Road initiative.Khanabadosh, a youth-run theatre group, performed a play called Sach Badi Ya Soch. Sidhaant Sharma, founder-director of the group, said, “Our play dealt with the importance of basic sanitation, rising above taboos and redefining gender roles in rural and semi-urban areas in India. Since a lot of students, along with their parents and grandparents, come to Raahgiri, we get to talk to people from all age groups here.” A student group staged a protest against the taboo attached with menstruation, using placards with messages like, ‘Pure blood, dirty mind’.Moving music: Towards the end of the session, some of the Raahgirs couldn’t help but shed some pyaar ke aansoo. Members of the band Hamsa sang songs about love and separation and even urged the attendees to think about the first time they fell in love, making them reminisce more than headbang.