(A Unity Run for Greenery, Peace, and Heritage)

📅 Date: 5th January 2025

⏰ Time: 5:30 AM to 10:00 AM

📍 Route: Historic Berhampore Square Field → Historic Wasif Manzil, Hazarduari, Murshidabad (11 km)

🧠 Concept & Purpose

  1. Promote Environmental Awareness

To inspire citizens—especially the youth—to understand the importance of planting and protecting trees for a sustainable future.

  1. Foster Peace Through Community Action

To spread the message that environmental care and community participation are pathways to social harmony and peaceful coexistence.

  1. Revive and Celebrate Cultural Heritage

To reconnect the people of Murshidabad with their rich historical and architectural legacy by linking heritage sites like Wasif Manzil and Hazarduari to eco-awareness.

  1. Unite People Across Age and Backgrounds

To build unity among students, citizens, athletes, activists, and cultural enthusiasts through a common purpose — a healthy planet and proud heritage.

  1. Encourage Youth Leadership

To empower young changemakers like Anubhav Mondal, the Child Environment Ambassador, and promote youth-led green initiatives.o

  1. Create Symbolic Green Landmarks

To establish “Unity Garden” as a living symbol of collective action for peace, greenery, and pride in local heritage.

  1. Build Long-term Eco-Heritage Engagement

To integrate environmental action with cultural identity, making both sustainable and emotionally resonant for future generations.

The “Historic Green Pulse” Green Marathon was conceptualized to blend the spirit of environmental consciousness, peace, and Murshidabad’s rich cultural heritage into a single event of unity and action. It brought together people of all ages and backgrounds for a common cause — to run for a greener and united Murshidabad.

 

🏃‍♂️ Event Description

The event was a joint initiative by:

Mission Green Universe Foundation

Gorber Murshidabad

Gach Green Hands Welfare Trust

Supporting Organizations:

Murshidabad Police District

Murshidabad Sports Authority

Student Health Home Berhampore

Sahor Berhampore Group

Kothibari Azimgunj

Bandhab Samity Lalbagh

Narayana School Berhampore

City Public School

🌳 Main Event Highlights

Unity Run:

An 11 km green marathon from Berhampore Square Field to Wasif Manzil (Hazarduari) across the scenic route of the River Ganga.

Lead Runner: Anubhav Mondal, the Child Environment Ambassador of Mission Green Universe Foundation, carried an Ashoka sapling as a symbol of peace and sustainability throughout the race.

Participants:

Over 500 participants including:

Runners from across West Bengal

School & College Students

Citizens, Children to Seniors

Post-Marathon Activities:

  1. Short Awareness Seminar

Focus Topic: “Blending Greenery, Peace, Heritage, and Unity in Murshidabad”

Speakers included respected guests and community leaders.

 

  1. Plantation Drive – “Unity Garden”

A symbolic and collective plantation in Murshidabad to honor unity and sustainability.

🌱 Promotional Activities

Social Media Campaigns

Posters and Offline Awareness

Free Plant Gifting at Murshidabad Book Fair

Direct Invitations to community leaders, schools, and organizations

🎖️ Special Guests

SDPO, Murshidabad

Chairman, Murshidabad Municipality

Kaberi Biswas – Renowned Environment Activist

Sumanta Ghosh – Archivist & Cultural Historian

Secretary, Murshidabad Sports Authority

💡 Impact & Outcomes

Environmental Awareness:

Reinforced the connection between sustainability and community participation.

Civic Engagement:

United diverse sections of society in one mission – Run for Greenery & Peace.

Youth Leadership:

Inspired young minds through the leading role of a child ambassador.

Cultural Identity:

Revived interest and pride in Murshidabad’s historical legacy.

Sustainable Action:

“Unity Garden” stands as a living memory of the collective spirit of this event.

🙏 Acknowledgment

The success of Historic Green Pulse would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of all organizers, volunteers, supporters, and participants. Mission Green Universe Foundation expresses sincere gratitude to all collaborators, educational institutions, civic bodies, and green ambassadors.

🚀 Looking Ahead

Mission Green Universe Foundation and partners will continue to blend eco-action with cultural pride, building on this momentum to expand similar events across Bengal.

Together, we run. Together, we plant. Together, we preserve.

সবার উপরে প্রকৃতি সত্য – Nature is the Ultimate Truth

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