New Delhi, 3 June 2026: Heartfulness Noida, in collaboration with Crowne Plaza, Greater Noida, is organising ‘Pedal with Purpose’, a 5 km cycling rally to celebrate World Bicycle Day on Sunday, June 7. About 100 participants, including 30 school children from Chhaprauli village (Noida), will participate in the rally. Mr. Anil Kumar, Senior Manager at the Noida Authority, will be the Chief Guest at the event. The village heads, local School Principals of Chhaprauli, and the event sponsors will be the Guests of Honour. The purpose of organising the cycling rally is spreading environmental awareness and promoting community participation. The event is also associated with the Swachcha Chaprauli Mangrauli Village Abhiyan to help one grow more sensitive to the environment, health, sustainability, and collective community work. The cycling rally, which will begin at 6.30am from the Heartfulness Meditation Centre in Sector 167, Chhaprauli village, will be followed by a relaxing and rejuvenating group meditation session at 9am. This is the first edition of the ‘Pedal with Purpose’ by Heartfulness.
Sharing his thoughts on the ‘Pedal with Purpose’ initiative, Mr. Anil Kumar, Senior Manager, Noida Authority said, “We are looking forward to having some fun cycling on World Bicycle Day with the key takeaways of fitness and environmental consciousness. The event is also perfectly attuned to the Swachcha Chhaprauli Mangrauli Village Abhiyan, which underscores sustainability, empowerment and cleanliness both within and without.”
Medals and certificates of participation and completion of the rally will be given to all riders in recognition of their enthusiastic support for the cause. The eventwill also motivate the students to do their little bit towards the environment and build community spirit. It will help them gain experience in the clean, green Swachcha Chhaprauli Mangrauli Village Abhiyan as well.
The Swachcha Chhaprauli Mangrauli Village Abhiyan is a grassroots initiative originating from Heartfulness Noida Centre. The initiative is a community-driven movementfocused on cleanliness, environmental awareness, women’s empowerment, youth participation, and holistic rural development. Villagers, youth, volunteers, and local communities collectively work towards building cleaner surroundings, promoting hygiene awareness, conducting plantation drives, practising responsible waste management, and fostering value-based community living.
The sponsors for the event are Crowne Plaza (refreshments for all riders), MyBharat (certificates and caps for all riders), Salam Namaste (podcast coverage), and Sahaj International Academy (cycle rentals). In addition to the residents of Noida, Heartfulness Abhyas is will also be part of the event.
The campaign also aims at nurturing inner cleanliness through meditation, human values, and compassionate living, aligning with the broader Heartfulness vision of individual and societal transformation.
About Heartfulness: Heartfulness offers a simple set of meditative practices and lifestyle changes, first developed at the turn of the twentieth century and formalised as a teaching through the Shri Ram Chandra Mission in 1945 in India, to bring peace, happiness, and wisdom to one heart at a time. These practices are a modern form of Yoga designed to support contentment, inner calm, and stillness, compassion, courage, and clarity of thought, as the first step towards a purposeful life. They are simple, easy to adopt, and appropriatefor people from all walks of life, cultures, religious beliefs, and economic backgrounds who are over the age of fifteen. Ongoing training in Heartfulness practices continues in thousands of schools and colleges, and over 100,000 professionals are meditatingin corporations, non-governmental organisations, and government bodies worldwide. More than 5,000 Heartfulness Centres are supported by thousands of certified volunteer trainers and millions of practitioners in 160 countries.
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