The 50th anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war, also known as 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh' will be marked with a mini-marathon organized on Sunday. The marathon will be conducted in Maharashtra's Mumbai city. 

The 'Run for Fun' was conducted on Sunday morning from Nariman Point all the way to RC Church in Colaba, according to the news agency. On Saturday, `Swarnim Vijay Varsh` is celebrated to commemorate India?s victory in the 1971 war. It is a cultural program organized by NCC cadets of 1 Ladakh Scouts Battalion National Cadet Corps on Friday in Leh under the aegis of the Indian Army`s Fire and Fury Corps. The event appreciated the courage, valor, and sacrifices of the Indian Army in the 1971 war, against Pakistan, which led to India's greatest military victory and the creation of a new nation Bangladesh, according to Colonel Emron Musavi, Public Relations Officer, Srinagar. 

Maharashtra: ?Swarnim Vijay Varsh? (marking the 50th-anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war), Run for Fun mini-marathon underway from Nariman Point to RC Church, Colaba in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/TNARHqxNKh

? ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2021

A light and sound show was also organized on the occasion by Fire and Fury Corps at the Hall of Fame in Leh. Prime Minister Modi had lit the ?Swarnim Vijay Mashaal? at the National War Memorial on last year`s Vijay Diwas on December 16, 2020, to mark the year-long 50th-anniversary celebration of the 1971 India-Pakistan war.

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