"The walk is an attempt to restore the diverse cultural beauty and harmony and the dignity for each other which existed in old days of India but that has over time got corrupted," says Zafar Saifullah, former cabinet secretary and founder president of Harmony Foundation, a Delhi-based body which is initiating the event.
The walk that began from Ayodhya on May 29 has drawn people from places like Faizabad and Mumbai and travelled though cities of Lucknow and Jammu before reaching Srinagar on June 3.
"We have a mix of Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus travelling this time. There are six school children, two social workers and a teacher among them. A documentary team and a magician is also travelling with them," social activist Kulsoom Saifullah, also one of the founder trustees, along with her husband Zafar Saifullah, told PTI over phone.
Kulsoom says the entire journey is a lesson in harmony, mixing of faiths, and witnessing the diverse beauty of the country. MORE
