Running is a fairly new passion for me. My friends have been doing for the last couple of years and I used to admire their self-motivation and drive. I decided to give it a try around June this year and enrolled with Runners High. It has been a fabulous experience till now, barring the aches, pains and sore muscles, and I hope to keep running even after the race is over.

In the course of my training, I have come across a secular organization dedicated to change in India. The Asha is a zero-overhead, volunteer-driven organization that works on education in India in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change.

The several active Asha projects in and around Bangalore involve working with under privileged, tribals and educating them to face the world confidently. Many of these schools educate children who have dropped out of mainstream schools and a large number come from a traumatic background. Please visit the blog for the latest about the team - Team Asha Blog.

I will run my first 10K at the Kaveri Trail Marathon as part of Team Asha. Through this effort, I hope to create awareness about Asha and raise funds that will help Asha's projects to achieve its goal of educating children. I am looking to raise at least Rs. 500/- per km I run. These donations are used with zero overheads. All donations are exempted from Income Tax under Section 80G. Additionally I will contribute upto Rs 5000/- to match your contributions for this run.

Please join me in this effort and contribute here.

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