75-year-old woman walks 10 kms while holding the Tricolour, here’s why

Hira Bora took the challenge of walking 10 kilometers to raise awareness about maintaining an active lifestyle for good health.

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The increased levels of phone addiction in India, especially amongst the younger generation has led to an uptick in lifestyle related health issues. To raise awareness about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, a 75-year-old woman from Assam took up a 10 kilometer walk on Sunday.

As per PTI, Hira Bora, a resident of Dibrugarh walked the long stretch because she “wanted to raise awareness among the younger generation about the importance of staying active to maintain good health.”

The septuagenarian held a tricolor flag in her hand as she walked, while being surrounded by police presence. During her 10 kilometer walk she covered the famous Bogibeel Bridge built over the Brahmaputra River. This bridge is the longest rail-cum-road bridge of India.

VIDEO | A 75-year-old woman from Assam's Dibrugarh embarked on a 10-km walk carrying the tricolour yesterday as the entire country gets ready to celebrate the 77th Independence Day.

Through her walk, Hira Bora wanted to raise awareness among the younger generation about the… pic.twitter.com/hq7YqgCHCY

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The video of Bora’s walk has over 19,000 views since it was posted by PTI on Monday morning.Commenting on it, an X user wrote, “Age is no barrier to spreading positive message. Hiro Bora deserve appreciation!”.

While many people appreciated her gesture, many others pointed to the heavy police presence around her. Echoing this view, an X user wrote, “So much security for a 10 km walk ?”. Another person questioned, “Why so many police officers though?”.

Earlier an 80-year-old woman named Bharati took part in the 2023 edition of Tata Mumbai Marathon held on January 15. She covered 4.2 km in 51 minutes while holding the national flag. In conversation with a PTI reporter the octogenarian said, “I am from India and I am running for my nation.”

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