Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Govt to Roll Out 3-month, 21,000-km Bike Rally Past Iconic Sites - News18

The government will flag off a unique three-month-long motorcycle rally from Delhi in September, in which 75 bikers will travel across the country— the icy heights of the Siachen Base Camp, Kargil, Nathu La Pass, Statue of Unity, Sabarmati Ashram— as part of commemorating the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Celebrating the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and disseminating the message of “Fitness ki Dose Aadha Ghanta Roz”, the bikers will also focus on popularising the Fit India mobile app by mobilising youths of the country and inviting them to become a part of this motorcycle rally by riding for about 10 km within their districts or blocks. The expedition will then go to iconic locations like the birthplace of Veer Kunwar Singh and Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial House in Bihar, before proceeding to the Nathu La Pass at the India-China border, the India-Bhutan border, Kamakhya Temple, the gallows site of Piyoli Puhkan, and the Ita Fort in Assam, as well as the Kangla Fort in Manipur. Other iconic locations to be covered are the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, Birsa Munda museum in Jharkhand, birthplace of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Swaraj Ashram in Odisha, Mahant Ghasidas Memorial in Chhattisgarh, Statue of Equality and Ramoji Film City in Telangana, Victoria Jubilee Museum in Andhra Pradesh, The Sacred Heart Basil Church in Puducherry, Palace Ramalinga Museum in Tamil Nadu, and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial and Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu, News18 has learnt.