St. Xavier's University, Kolkata (SXUK) organised the Run for Unity on October 31, 2023. The event started from the University campus at 7:30 am and ended around 8:30 am at the same place after taking a round of the Biswa Bangla Gate, New Town.

Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj, S.J., Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of SXUK said, “I am happy to find that our students have actively participated in the Unity Run. It is necessary to instill the concept of unity in diversity in young minds.”

85 students of SXUK participated in the event. 25 student volunteers supervised the entire event along with Sandeep Mundra, Sports Officer, SXUK.

The event was organised according to the guidelines of the University Grants Commission to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Ballavbhai Patel, known as the Unity Day. Around 75,000 Unity Runs took place on this day across the country.

Sandeep Mundra