When you are passionate for a cause, you put your heart and sole (pun intended) into it. Well, literally. Mahim based gynaecologist Dr Rajesh Shah (47) is spearheading a 24-hour walk to Save the Girl Child, beginning from Mayor’s Bungalow (Shivaji Park) on Thursday, October 2. “What Gandhiji did for salt via the Dandi March, we want to do for the girl child,” says the feisty doc, who is actually trading his stock two wheels for two heels, for this initiative. Dr Shah is a cyclist and commutes to various places on bicycle. “I am known as the doctor on the bicycle,” he states simply.

Good car-ma: Dr Rajesh Shah points to the banner on his car

All decks are cleared for the 24-hour walk supported by the Shivaji Park Marathon Club (SPMC), which aims to raise awareness and educate people about the girl child. Dr Shah and three others, Ashish Patel, Kishore Sharangul and Sunita Padvakar are walking for 24 hours. Other supporters who are expected in hundreds, are all walking for different time durations. “Some supporters are walking for 10-12 hours, others, for less, but all are welcome to show support for the cause,” says Dr Shah. The gynaecologist and his core team will be wearing t-shirts, caps and hold posters and banners about the importance of saving the girl child. Dr Shah’s car already has a banner stating his mission.