Mysuru: Youth from Britain, David Atthowe, who is on a mission to help the farming community, on August 14 held a Padayatra in the city and interacted with the farmers. He will head to Mandya on August 15.
Armed with nothing but a trolley bag, British activist David Atthowe has embarked on a 10-month endeavour to traverse the length and breadth of India on foot, all for creating awareness about the issues faced by farmers in the country and to raise funds for the families of farmers who have committed suicide in recent times.
David, who commenced his “Walk of Joy” from the Tsunami Memorial Park in Kanyakumari on July 15, aims to cover a distance of 6,000 km to reach Sri Darbar Sahib (or the Golden Temple) in Amritsar in May 2018.The 27-year-old activist is no stranger to long, tedious walks.
“I have covered a distance of 3,650 km through three such walks combined. I expect the trudge across India to be much more difficult,” he says. He will walk through Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Rajasthan to reach Ajmer by December 2017. After a month’s break, he will recommence his journey from Kolkata and head for Punjab via Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
The goal of David is to highlight the farmers’ crisis and go from village to village to reach out to farmers on sustainable agriculture. He also hopes to raise funds to provide support to the widows and children of farmers who committed suicide.
