Fitness freak Bichitrananda has been a brisk walker for 25 years
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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Fit India challenge has caught the attention of many. The young as well as the senior citizens in the city are ready to take up the challenge.
Fitness freak Bichitrananda Parida, 86, has been a health enthusiast for the past 25 years. His wife Saratmayi Parida,81, is ready to face the fitness challenge.
Clad in a Bermuda trouser, T-shirt and a cap on his head, Bichitrananda never missed a morning walk. Saratmayi is also known for her incredible fashion sense for the colour choice of sarees she wears while taking her morning walk. What really sets apart this couple from the rest is their love and companionship as they hold each other’s hand while having a brisk walk.
Interacting with Orissa Post, Parida, a retired bank official, said, ”I take pride in dressing up well. I take a morning walk regularly along with my wife. Although I am grown up, I have no intention of slowing down. As far as Modiji’s fitness challenge is concerned everyone must post similar fitness videos to match the PM’s challenge so that he can see how health conscious the people are these days. I believe, there is no harm in taking care of your wife, who is an equal partner, in our male-predominant society”.
“My husband is a loving and caring person. Many people have complimented us during our morning walk for we clutch each other’s hand and support each other while walking. We both lead healthy lives as we do not eat fried or spicy food. Daily walk, healthy diet and pure love for each other have kept us young,” said a beaming Saratmayi.
Recipient of Best Couple Award from Walkers’ Club at Imfa Park here, Parida is a known compiler of traditional Odia adages (Dhaga-Dhamali). “I started collecting proverbs since May 12, 2016. Today I have a collection of 3700 Odia adages,” claims Parida.
Walkers club member Purna Chandra Pati said, ”Walkers club is proud to have amazing people like the Paridas. Sooner or later people, especially youngsters will get inspiration from this ever-fit couple”.
