{"id":2565,"date":"2016-01-02T16:44:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T11:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2016-01-17T13:04:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T07:34:15","slug":"press-release-go-heritage-runs-wins-manthan-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/press-release-go-heritage-runs-wins-manthan-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Heritage Runs wins Manthan South Asia Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
December 2, 2015:<\/strong> Go Heritage Runs today announced that it has been named Winner of the 2015 Manthan Award<\/a> in the E-Culture, Heritage and Tourism category.<\/p>\n Ajay Reddy, founder of Go Heritage Runs, said “At GoUNESCO<\/a>, we are always creating new, engaging ways to spread awareness of cultural and natural heritage. In 2015, we used the Go Heritage Runs platform to introduce over 3000 run participants to 6 run destinations across India – Hampi, Warangal, Ooty, Badami, Udaipur and Bidar. This award by the Digital Empowerment Foundation is an important recognition for us and validates our approach of using fun runs to promote the active exploration of heritage among fitness enthusiasts, travelers and their families.”<\/p>\n About Go Heritage Runs:\u00a0<\/strong>Go Heritage Runs is\u00a0a young organization with a passion for fitness, travel and heritage. We are the commercial arm of\u00a0GoUNESCO<\/a>, a UNESCO New Delhi supported series of programs focused on making heritage fun.<\/p>\n About Manthan Awards: \u00a0<\/strong>The Manthan Award is given by the Digital Empowerment Foundation<\/a> to discover, recognise and honour the best use of ICT and digital tools for developmental purposes.\u00a0The Award\u00a0was launched on 10th October 2004\u00a0in partnership with World Summit Award, Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India, and various other stakeholders engaged in promoting digital inclusiveness for development in the whole of South Asia & the Asia Pacific region. Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n