Daily Archives: July 16, 2016

25-year-old on 2,000-km Walk for Peace

Joseph Anthony on his expedition to propagate world peace.— Photo: K.V. RAMANA
Joseph Anthony on his expedition to propagate world peace.— Photo: K.V. RAMANA

Perplexed by the spate of violent incidents across the globe, 25 year-old Joseph Anthony has undertaken an expedition — Walk For Peace — from his village Aadibhatla in Ibrahimpatnam mandal to New Delhi to propagate the importance of peace.

Launching his padyatra on July 1, Mr. Anthony arrived at Dichpally in the district on Wednesday. Carrying a huge national flag on his shoulders, he was walking on National Highway 44. He prepared a route map to cover 2,000 kilometres before reaching New Delhi by the end of September.

On the way, he would be staying at residential homes, temples, churches, and mosques in the night. During his expedition, he would deliver lectures on world peace at schools and colleges.

After a 12-hour walk, from dawn to dusk, Mr. Anthony, who holds an MA degree in economics, calls it a night.

Speaking to reporters, he said he would publish a book on his experiences with the help of friends and well-wishers after the completion of the expedition. “I have support of my parents and family members for my Walk For Peace expedition,” he said.

Mr. Anthony’s father, Guvvala Innaiah, is a mason in Rangareddy district. Residents and students received him with thumping applause at the village.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by P. Ram Mohan / Nizamabad – July 14th, 2016

End of search for sports lovers; just login to book a playground

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Hyderabad :

Struggling to find a place in the city to play cricket or indulge in other sports activities? Feeling deprived of physical activity due to lack of facilities in your neighbourhood?

It is a good news for sports lovers and fitness freaks, who are passionate about physical activity. ‘Groundwala.in’, a Hyderabad based startup, is offering a solution to people who are struggling to find a suitable place, time and team mates. One can just login to Groundwala.in and book a playground suiting their time and sport.

This new age startup, which was started in November 2015 by young entrepreneur Ankur Singh has become a hit with sports lovers and also playground owners, by attracting over 5000 active users in Hyderabad. From facility booking to sports event registrations, Groundwala.in offers a range of services to players, sports facility owners, and sports event organisers.

“Though it has been just seven months since we have launched operations, I have done lot of ground work before launching it to know about how sports events are conducted and how the venues are booked. Due to our home work and perfect planning, we could attract about 5,000 active users in Hyderabad. More than 125 sports venues have been registered with us,” said Ankur Singh, founder of Groundwala.in.

Drawing inspiration from the success story in Hyderabad, they have extended the service to other cities like Pune and Delhi. Groundwala.in is a team of six members and founder Ankur is looking forward to expand the team. While they are facilitating cricket and badminton matches right now, Ankur is planning to promote football, which is gaining popularity in the country. With big plans to extend the services of Groundwala.in to other cities, the team aspires to become a household name among sports lovers, over the next year.

But how come this young startup achieved success in just around six months of its launch? “The best investment in starting a successful startup is a good idea, which can give solution to a problem.

I myself had found it difficult to find a suitable venue to play a sport many times earlier. As Groundwala.in addresses the problems faced by sports lovers in today’s busy times, we were able to strike a chord with the customers,” stated Ankur.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by J. Deepti Nandan Reddy / July 13th, 2016