Titan Company Limited in collaboration with the Tata Group announced their association with Rana Uppalapati, Titan’s business associate and international skater. He began the journey on skates to cover the Indian Golden Quadrilateral, 6000 kms in the next ninety days. A press meet was organized in Kolkata where Rana Uppalapati was present and he highlighted on his journey.

The flag off was done at Hosur, the location of Titan’s first watch factory on 5^th September and till now he has covered places like Tumakuru, Sira, Chitradurga, Hubli, Belgaum, Kolhapur, Pune, Mumbai, Bharuch, Vadodara, Delhi, Lucknow Varanasi and then Kolkata.

He has covered over 3900 kms and has collected funds to support the education of over eight thousand girl children.

“Many people ask me why I did not think of running or cycling to promote the cause. But there is something novel about skating. I am not only going on good roads. I have also travelled on not so good roads, mud roads, half constructed roads and so on. Since I am very comfortable with skates, I thought this will be a good way to promote the issue” said Rana.

K.C. Mahindra Educational Trust Mumbai and IIMPact, Delhi have partnered with Titan in their ongoing program of remedial education for girl children.

The logistics for Rana’s journey will be taken care of by You too can run.

We hope that individuals like Rana come forward and support this wonderful cause of educating the girl child in the long run too!!

Priyanka Dutta