India, Jan. 15 -- We often see couples gifting flowers, chocolates, or surprise dinners on birthdays, but a Bengaluru man's recent gesture has truly raised the bar.

The man, Avik Bhattacharya, recently went viral on Instagram after sharing a heartwarming video of himself running 26 kilometres to celebrate his girlfriend's 26th birthday.

The video quickly captured the attention of social media users, with many praising the effort as "raising relationship standards."

Bhattacharya shared the video through @simranxavik, a joint Instagram account of him and his girlfriend, Simran.

The video opens with Simran saying she had wanted to run 26 km herself on her birthday but was unwell. She expressed her surprise at Bhattacharya's gesture, sayi...