As women from all walks of life participated in the one-of-its-kind event, men were seen cheering their mothers, wives and sisters running for a cause.
Behind every successful man, they say, is a woman. At the Stayfree DNA I Can Women’s Half Marathon at the Bandra-Kurla Complex on Sunday, it was the reverse. As women from all walks of life participated in the one-of-its-kind event, men were seen cheering their mothers, wives and sisters running for a cause. For a change, the men took a backseat and allowed the women to bask in the spotlight.
One of them was Balwant Singh, 44, who was there at the Bandra-Kurla Complex to support his wife Meenakshi and daughter Titiksha who participated in the ‘Fun Run’ (5 km). “My wife ran for women’s safety and my daughter ran for women’s education. I personally feel that these are the most important issues as far as women are concerned. “
Singh, who works for an international NGO himself, said that though women are educated these days , their safety is still a concern and therefore he supports his wife’s decision to support it. “Ours is patriarchal society. We have women working in all spheres of life, but we still find eve-teasing, molestation and rapes taking place in metros like Delhi and Mumbai. It is important that the society changes its attitude towards women and we have more such awareness programmes to encourage women,” said Singh.
Like Singh, Manish Saraf and Hrishikesh Muddebihalkar were also there to support their wives who ran 10kms for child education cause. “My wife Madhavi was keen to run for marathon. I have been motivating here that she can do it and I am proud that she completed the run in 1hr 27mins,” said Muddebihalkar.
Talking about the cause their wives were running for, Saraf, a resident of Vashi said, “Girl child education is very important. It is not for earning money but to prove herself and be independent.”
Agreeing with Saraf, Muddebihalkar said, “Girl child education is the important issue in today’s time. Many girls are still deprived of it. The marathon also introduced us to the cervical cancer issue. I have an 11-year-old daughter and I have decided to get her the vaccination and protect her future.”
He further added, “It was really motivating to see so many women running for the cause and I am glad I was there.”
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