Amit Lall's mission updates from Chandigarh to McLeod Ganj (April 15th to April 22nd)

Hi Guys,

After Chandigarh, I have covered Solan, Simla,Dharamshala & Macloedganj. Its 21st April and am off to Jammu (J&K) tomorrow.

In Chandigarh I was back with Taj. The first Taj after my NE journey was Lucknow and now Chandigarh. Here I met Prachi & Jus - 2 girls who helped me in Chandigarh and are part of United Force of India. Prachi was a friend of Mohit from Dehradun who was a friend of my brother in Kanpur, its a great network chain, which is exactly what I am creating with The United Force of India. In Chandigarh I had a press meet and got excellent coverage. Due to the papers, another NGO - Taj Heritage - working on the Taj Mahal in Agra and the families of the people who built the Taj. They too have started a peace mission merging Mahatma Gandhi & Taj. They invited me to a meeting at the Punjab University where the PU students union gave their support to my Mission alongwith the University management. They felicitated me and made me an honourary guest on the dias and heard me out. They too are with The United Force of India now.

I had a meeting with Mr.Singh the upcoming president of the Roatary Club in Chandigarh and he showed his support. I took his advice on the govt. schemes, as he felt that the work I have taken on is very difficult but the mission is achievable. Why reinvent the wheel and start fresh development projects, when the govt. has made provisions.There are a lot of schemes made by the govt. for all the states and all groups of people and for development purposes. The govt. also has funds alloted and kept aside for these schemes, but no one had ever implemented these schemes, so the funds are being misused. With the help of the Right to Information Act (RTI) - UFI will get all the schemes that are available and start implementing them. I will start with the Northeast and slowly allocate the UFI team in each state to start implemetning schemes in their states. We will not ask for the money, but will tell them th requirement and ask for a deadline. This way we will ensure that the schemes made by the govt; are implemented are the funds allocated for the same are used correctly. I met Mr.Pramod of Yuv Satta - an NGO formed in 1995. He has done a lot of work for the development of the people in Chandigarh and is well respected for sincere work. This NGO has also come on board UFI.

After a couple of days here, I drove into Solan, where I was greeted on the bypass highway by some journalism students who had read about me in the papers and seen me on TV in Chandigarh. They called the loacl press to meet up with me and I had a talk with the students. I spend a couple of hours with them and moved on to Pawar Institute of Mass Com where I was welcomed by the Director who was informed by Mr.Pramod (Yuv Satta - Chandigarh NGO). He called the students who spend time with me & made me do a radio show for them on their community radio. I then moven on and drove into Simla that same evening.

In Simla, I drove into Mall Road, a place where cars are not allowed. But they saw the mission I was on and let me go through. I met the press and did a shoot on Mall Road. I met young boys and girls at Mall Road and spoke to them there. I then met Mrs. Premlata Gandhi of Sarvodaya – Bal Bhavan – Kasturba Gandhi Trust. This is an orphanage and the have about 50 boys here. This was formed 50 years back. They are doing excellent work. I spent 2 hours with the kids and they loved the car. They wanted to see me fly it, as some people told them also that its a flying car. Kasturba Gandhi Trust is all over India and they have also come on board UFI. The next day I visted HP university – Shikha Chauhan (President – Students union) They were on hunger strike as they had demands to be fulfilled by the university. They got all the students together and are the SFI (Students Federation of India). They put stickers on my car and have shown their support and have joined UFI. I then met a professor there - Met Mr.Ajai Srivastav. He helps the disabled. He fights for their rights and I told himthe other disabled schools and instituitions I had visited and he too has joined me. He called ADC to Governor & All India Radio. The Governor was out so I could not meet her, but I met up with AIR Simla. They did a 20 minute recording with me and spread my word throughout Himachal Pradesh.

After a couple of days here, I drove off to Dharamshala. I was supposed to return back to Chandigarh and drive from Chandigarh to Jammu as it had a perfect highway, but the people in Simla felt I should drive through Himachal Pradesh and experience the hills & mountains and since Dharamshala is the home of the Dalai Lama, my peace drive should go through there. I reached Dharamshala and moved onto Macloedganj where the Dalai Lama stays. There was a protest march going on by the monks when I enetered. It was because 3 tibetan girls were sentenced to death by China. I spent time with the locals to understand the tibetan culture and how the Dalai Lama came here and what has happened since the past 50 years. I will be writing it in my book, as its too long to mention here. I spent a few hour in the Dalai Lama Monastery and stayed opposite it.

I am now ready to drive into J&K tomorrow my 23rd state. I am heading for Jammu via Pathankot.

Do tell people to got on to facebook and join THE UNITED FORCE OF INDIA. and tehy can write to unitedforceindia@gmail.com

I have attached a few Chandigarh news clips. I will attach the Simla news clips in my next mail.

All articles are good, but READ THE INDIAN EXPRESS - CHANDIGARH NEWSLINE "The Messenger". It is by far the best article which writes each and everything about my drive and my mission without missing a detail.

Regards

Amit Rajan Lall
President
ITL Liningz

Amit reaches Chandigarh April 15th 09

Man on Mission

It was the Mumbai terror attacks that steered him to undertake a journey on wheels for peace and unity

No doubt, 26/11 affected everyone; shock, anger, dismay, revolt; who was emotionless? No one. Few souls inched to candlelight marches, blogs; How many would pull the car out of garage and set to drive through 27 states, 18000 kms, in 90 days with a message of peace and unity?

“I was a pretty regular guy who partied and everything,” words coming straight from Amit Lall, till he almost lost his mother to the attacks. She was lucky by just a few ticks of the clock. The carnage, blood, helplessness and the, till now businessman, began his Drive for Peace and Unity, starting January 26 from the Gateway of India. While on last leg of his tour, driving from Kargil, in the city, there are just a few places still to go, “After this I move to Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Shimla, Jammu.” This, after covering five international borders. “I started with the objective to prove we Indians are resilient, who wouldn’t be scared of their beastly acts. I didn’t expect this kind of tremendous response, now I’m much more focused. When I go back, I’m going to pen all my experiences in a book.”

Sure there must have been teething troubles? He says, “Yes, the Indian mindset. ‘What’s in it for him’ kind of suspicion.” All past, for the man found his sponsors in the Taj group of hotels and Hyundai motors.

While in Chandigarh, he’s going to get in touch with NGOs, “Yuvsatta, an NGO and one more person has got in touch with me.” Elaborating his plans on the United Force of India, an organization he’ll form by uniting the people and NGOs, which by the way, is on Facebook or can be reached through unitedforceindia@gmail.com. “Twentyeight states, all the non-government organizations, the youth coming together. Imagine the kind of platform and power it’s going to provide.” Life can be summed in three words…It goes on…Someone has to lead; preferably armed with vision.

— Manpriya Khurana

Amit's updates from dehradun, Uttranchal 11th April 09

Hi Guys,

After Kanpur, I have covered Bareily, Haridwar & Dehradun. Its 14th April and am off to Chandigarh tomorrow.

In Bareily, Round Table India welcomed me in and I stayed at the Bareily club. I met the Brigadier there and they insisted that i be their guest at the club when they heard of my Mission. It was just a stop over beofre I enetered Uttaranchal, so I spent the evening with the Round table guys. They are very keen in setting up industries in the Northeast with me. They would also love to do a drive like this after I complete this mission of mine.

I then drove into Haridwar the next morning. I visited the Ganga and spent an hour there. I was thinking of what the NGO Eco Friends of Kanpur had told me about the Ganga.

I moved on and entered Dehradun, where the Round table guys welcomed me in again. I stayed at the Inderlok Hotel which belongs to a family friend. Dehradun is beautiful. I met up with the Doon school alumni, and met the Dean of the school and the core people of the alumni and talked to them of my mission. They too have apparently started moving towards the same thing as my Mission and we decided to do things together.

I then met the Doon girls - this school is upto 6th grade. It belongs to the same friend who owns the hotel. Doon girls – upto class 6. Very happy to see me. I had met them 2 days back. They gave me letters and made cards for me. The teachers told me that they made me out to be some kind of a man who has a flying car. They have never heard of any car that can drive around India like the way I do, they feel only planes and trains can do that, so they think I fly from one place to another in my car. Some girls even called their parents in Calcutta & Lucknow and other places to check if they had seen my car fly from there. I said bye to them and told them I will reply to all their letters.Very touching letters, which I will share with everyone once I get back. I promised to write to them.

I then went to an NGO - Raphael - its 50 years old and deals with leprosy patients and TB patients (they have a TB hospital). I spend 2-3 hours there and met the leprosy burnt (cured) patients. Its sad ow after being cured also they are still shunned from society. In that place there are even cildren of the leprosy patients who are normal healthy children but are treated as untoucable because their parents are lepers. Raphael also as mentally retarded (special) and pysically handicapped children. I have merged this NGO also with The United Force of India.

I went to another school which is for the underprivelidged children. Ex Army man runs school for the underpriviledged kids. They charge Rs.250 per month as compared to other schools where they charge Rs.3,000 per month to Rs.7,000 per month. Big schools charge Rs.50,00 for 4 month semester. Upto class 8. The kids of that school not paid fees for a few months. Dad is retd. So he needs help. Wants to make school till class 10. Will talk to round table guys to help.I then contacted Col. I.N.Khanna. Runs school NIVH (National Institute of Visually Hnaidcapped – soldiers who lost their vision.

I then went to the IMA (Indian Military Academy). Met the BGS (Brigadier General Staff) – Brig Rampal.Went around to see the IMA. Met staff officer to Commandant, who had spoken to Retd.Brig.Sinha from Raphael. I got the opportunity to meet the Commandant of te IMA. He was very happy to see me. I presented him with the Indian flag. The IMA had just received some ind of threat by terrorists a day before I had visited them, so security was beefed up. I saw a little training there.

I then met the Governor of Uttaranchal. He was very happy to meet me and had read about me. We discussed my meeting with Governor of Arunachal (Gen J.J.Singh), he was happy that I was working toward the development of the NE. He mentioned when he was in Meghalaya and there are caves there which are long and wide and have over 50 openings to different parts of Meghalaya. It’s unexplored and would make excellent tourist attractions. My friends told him how they had joined me in The UFI (United Force of India) and was starting mineral water plants in Uttaranchal and also NE. He saw my car and told me that he was very inspired and touched and felt what I was doing was infectious and motivating

I met up with the press and spoke to them of my message. I got a group of 4 guys who have joined the UFI. Now the facebook page (UNITED FORCE OF INDIA) is being updated by them. The e-mail is ready of unitedforceindia@gmail.com

This was a very fulfilling trip, I then moved on to Chandigarh.

I have attached a few Dehradun news clips.

Regards

Amit Rajan Lall

Amit's fromation of UFI (United Force Of India) from kanpur his mother's birthplace on 7th April 09

Amit Lall announced the formation of a youth force "The United Force of India" at Kanpur on April 7th 2009. This force will work towards uniting India across 28 states garnering the support of youth in every state , who will work with various untied NGO's towards removing poverty, casteism, religious warfare, encouraging industrial growth and the curbing of insurgents within our sub continient. The motto of the UFI will be to restore India back to it's pristine glory and bring back the peace that Bapu dreamt of. Please join in and cheer on the UFI!

Shefali Arora
Blogger "Second Freedom Movement"

Let's outgrow these homegrown Jihadis with our home grown methods..

sangti valley-with the famous sheep breeding centre
Assam Kaziranga


Encircled by four countries- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma (Myanmar) and China, India's northeast region is home to more than 30 active or dormant terrorist organizations, spread over seven states.
The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), the All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) and the Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA). [2] ULFA, an ethnic terrorist group fighting for an independent Assam since 1979, operates several camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar and its top leaders are presently based in Bangladesh.(Rediff.com, July 25, 2006; Times of India, July 25, 2006).

On Amit's visit to the North East Region and his subsequent meetings with the Governors of Arunachal and Mizoram, he is of the opinion that these insurgent activities can be curbed with easy homegrown methodoligies. No. 1 being supporting and encouraging tourism and various industries in these scenic environmentally friendly states. For Amit believes, that these mislead youths, are nothing but poverty stricken human beings who have been forced to adopt such anti-nationalistic activities, further propelled by any lack of hope or encouragement of a better future.

During his recent visit to the states, there have been a surrender of arms by one insurgent group, who was encouraged to go clean and rehabilitate by being promised better living conditions by the governor. This one incident is an eye opener and an indicator of hope for a better future.

It is hence my plea and appeal to my fellow citizens, to wake up and take charge! Let's not allow our beautiful "North East" to become another "Kashmir" . There;s time and there is hope...But the time for slumber is clearly out!! Please send in your vote on how many of you would be willing to invest in starting a new business/Industry in the North east if directly supported and facilitated by the Governor's of these states?

I hope to get truck loads of yey's from a charged up young India!!!

Jai Hind
Shefali Arora
Blogger - "Second Freedom movement"

Amit's press clips and message from Lucknow 3rd April 09

Hi Guys,

I reached Lucknow on 3rd April & was off to Kanpur on 5th April and then to Bareily on 8th April.

After very long the Round Table guys were back to welcome me with the Ladies Circle (wives of the Round Table). I have spoke to my friends in Sikkim, Meghalaya & Nagaland to open Round Table in their states.

They organised a press meet at the Golf Club and then took me out at night to meet all the people. It was a weekend, so I could not meet the Governor. I spoke to the Mayor of Lucknow Dr.Dinesh Sharma and went to his place, but we couldn't meet as he was urgently called on Sunday for election work. So we just spoke on the phone and he showed his support.

I met Naveen form Sahara who was very happy to meet me and he himself was doing his bit for the poor. I was very happy to know the work Sahar is doing and he has given his full support to United Force of India.

In Kanpur I met the Home minister Shri Prakash Jaiswal & the mayor of Kanpur. I was welcomed by the Round Table in Kanpur alongwith my family friends who I stayed with. Kanpur is my mother's hometown, and since this Mission started because my mother was in the train, I made it a point to see Kanpur, the place my mother was born. My family there runs Bal Bhavan for handicapped and mentally challenged children. I spent a few hour with those kids and they were really happy to see me. I took samples of the handicrafts they make in order to get buyers to purchase their gift items.

Kanpur became the official place where I started "THE UNITED FORCE OF INDIA". My brothers there have joined in and will start businesses in the Northeast & I have appointed people there to start the organisation.

I met another NGO there who joined The UFI. These people are called Eco Friends. They have undertaken the cleaning of the Ganges. This started in 1995. When they saw black water in their taps & found dead bodies floating in the Ganga river. They found an average of 150 bodies every 3-4 months. There is lots to tell about this organisation who are doing a tremendous job.

I then met another organisation who also joined The UFI, they get poor & orphaned girls married. This organization for mass marriages started 4 years back. He has gotten 75 girls married so far. This year was 34 girls. Next year 50 girls. He collects money and gets gives saris jewellery fridge,tv, utensils, bed, home stuff. 34 horses, 34 barats, 34 pandits / maulvis, over 40,000 people for wedding. Bandmasters do it free, cracker guy makes it free, its like their contribution and they feel they are doing a good deed. This is unity. Maxlife gave 50% off on life insurance. They put balance 50% for husband & wife. They take responsibility of boys not to harass girls after marriage. No complaints till date. Boys from good families & good jobs, girls orphans and below poverty line. Very noble work. He started this work when he and his friend were passing a village & saw a girl had been burnt & buried by her husband & father in law. After that sight they felt they will help in some way, and started this. They have joined United Force of India.

I dont know how many of you guys know this. But please revert back with an answer.

What is the meaning of our National Anthem? and who wrote it and when? Who was the anthem sung for?

Please do send me your replies. If you do not know, tell me, I will give you the answers to these questions.

I have attached a few Lucknow newspaper cuttings and I will attach the Kanpur ones in the next mail.

Please check out UNITED FORCE OF INDIA on facebook & the official e-mail created is unitedforceindia@gmail.com . Please do join on facebook and ask your friends and colleagues to join too. Any querries can be sent to the mail.

Regards

Amit Rajan Lall

Amit in Patna, Bihar (3rd April 09)

 

Hi Guys,

I am in Patna (Bihar) and leaving for Lucknow (UP) today - 3rd April.

Northeast is over. This experience has completely changed my life. It gave a completely new direction to my Mission. I have really changed as a human being after this, which I cant really decribe in words. All I can say is "Life is precious and very short - value it". "Freedom is a priveledge - Don't take it for granted". Do what you can for others - You will experience a beautiful feeling - It will teach you the true meaning of Life. Life & love is in giving - Not in taking and possessing and owning and cotrolling. Material pleasures are temporary - You cannot take them with you after you die. The deeds you do while you are alive is what really counts. I remembered the Bible - Do unto others as you would like to be done unto you & The Gita - We came with nothing - We will go with nothing. What is ours today, was somebody else's before us and what is ours today will be somebody else'e tomorrow. I am not very good at quoting the Gita & Bible, but you can figure out what I mean. The only true thing that we can say belongs to us or we "own" is our soul. And the soul is everlasting and immortal. Everything else is temporary.Ok i'm getting too deep, but I guess, this is what this experience has done to me.

As for the driving all alone, Northeast Driving was a different ballgame all together. It was all hills, mountains, jungles, forests. Army convoys, terrorists, curfew after 5.00pm, sunset by 4.30pm 5.00pm. Roads are 45 degree angles in the hills. You cant speed more than 40 kmph. I went to China, Bhutan, Burma, Nepal & Bangladesh borders. So its 5 countries + 8 states Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh. The entire Northeast drive was 5555 kms.

It took me 36 days to cover 5 countries + 8 states & 5555 kms. It was tough !!!!!!

Kargil seems like a walk in the park now, but I now feel expect the unexpected, so I can't comment till I get there..........Nathula, the China border 14,300 feet above sea level very steep roads and snow, Kargil is only 11,800 kms.

I stayed at Rangia Military Station with the army in Assam after I drove out of Arunachal Pradesh. I then moved onto Siliguri the next day 30th - 31st March. I went to a school run by my uncle who was in the Army Capatain J.K.Sengupta. His tank blew up in the 1965 war where he went blind. He now runs a school for the blind, deaf, dumb and physically challenged children. I spent hours there with the children. They are so gifted. The make lovely handicrafts, which I am going to help in putting in retail stores for sale. They all, over 175 students came to meet me and the saw my car, felt and touched my car and said some wonderful things to me which they put down in a beautiful letter in braile. This is the first letter I have received in braile and its a real treasure. The other children wrote to me in Bengali. The blind kids felt my face and my car to feel what I looked like. In a nutshell they said that they always thought that the Dove or white pigeon was the bird of peace, but first time they realised that the messenger of peace was a man who flies in his white car as the doors, when open, represent the wings of a bird that spread open before take off for flight. They also felt my car and told me - "Uncle we can feel and see things normal people can't, and you are not alone, as God is sitting in the seat beside you while you drive and he is your co-pilot and will guide you through all dangers safely." The kids said that first they wanted to grow up and become doctors and engineers and scientists, but after meeting me and hearing me speak they wanted to wanted to grow up and become me - become like me and drive around and spread love and peace and help the people who need help. I was so touched by all this which I cannot explain.

I then moved on to Patna. Siliguri is the entry and exit point of the northeast. You have to cross it to go in & cross it again to go out. I met lovely Doctors who were family friends, who do a lot for society. Their wives have an organisaion - Shilpi - for women empowerment and work who joined and supported me. Bihar Motor sports club also supported me. I met the Governor of Bihar at the Raj Bhavan. Had my press meet and am off to Lucknow - 3rd April. I met the people of Bihar as I moved on.

I have attached the paper clippings of Patna.

The number I am reachable on is 9987017291.

Amit Rajan Lall

Arunachal

 

Amit's message from Arunanchal - 28th March

Amit in Imphal

ONE MAN - COVERING ONE COUNTRY- PEACE AND UNITY
Amit Lall covered 16 states travelling around 15,000 Kms. He arrived Imphal on Saturday 21st March 2009. This mission will also convey a strong sentiment to our enemies. The number 26 has proved disatrous for India and is now associated with tragedy and bad luck . Tsunami 26th Dec, Kutch Earthquake 26th Jan, Gujarat flood 26th June, Bombay Train Blasts 26th July, Ahmedabad blasts 26th Sept and latest terrorists attack in Bombay (Taj, Oberoi, CST & Nariman House) also 26th Nov. He started from gateway of India on 26th Jan 2009 the Indian Republic Day and will finish at Indian capital next month.

Picture Courtesy :: E-Pao Photo

Arunachal Pradesh - 26 -28th March 09

Hi Guys,

I am in Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) today - 28th March and am off to Rangia Military Station (30kms from Guwahati) (Assam) where I will be staying with the army tomorrow (this was the same place I wrote to you guys when 45 militants of ULFA had surrendered and I had just entered Guwahati - so they have welcomed me back when I exit the Northeast and then to Silliguri (West Bengal) - which would complete my Northeast drive.

I drove into Arunachal Pradesh at around 4.30pm and a huge thunderstorm hit at about 4.45pm. I had just got in and parked my car and after I took my bags in the storm hit in a huge way. It was one of the biggest of Arunachal. All electrical lines were cut, phone lines were cut, towers had falled, houses were blown off and caused a lot of damage. It took 2 days to set things back in order.

I had a wonderful experience here in Arunachal. I met the Governor (Retd.) Gen J.J.Singh (Ex- Chief of Army). He is a wonderful man and a very active Governor. The people of Arunachal love him and he does a lot for the state. He has doe such amazing changes that I was speechless and happy. When he heard and saw what I was doing along my drive, he requested me to stay back another day and see everything at the Raj Bhavan. I was his guest at the Raj Bhavan.

I don't know where to start. We discussed the scope of growth of Arunachal and I saw the work in progress. Arunachal has huge dams and will very soon become the largest electricity supplier of Inida, so much so that it can even provide electricity to the neighbouring Countries. Arunachal is the only state in India surrounded by 3 International borders - Bhutan, China & Burma.It is the most beautiful with an amazing view of the Himalayas and huge snow peaks, mountains, greenery and a scenery that words cannot describe.
Tourism has to be developed in a big way, so the Governor showed me a house they had ordered from Switzerland - its a build - your - own home made of wood, which is dismantled and sent to you and you can erect it yourself in 15-20 days. Its a proper 4 BHK house with a modular kitchen, bathrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, fireplace, the works. It was under construction when I was here and would be up by the 2nd-3rd of April as the President of India would b visiting here on the 1st and will be araound for a few days to see the development.

Arunachal has a lot of Bamboo, so the Governor had bought machines which cut and slice the bamboo and are further made into various products like handbags, laptop bags, car seat covers, mobile phone covers, Vention Blinds and many many many such items. These items are available in Thailand now and other surrounding areas and are expensive. This bamboo industry would generate a lot of employment alongwith a lot of income for the state.

He is promoiting organic farming in a big way and is growing all friuits and vegetables in the Raj Bhavan. He and his wife have taken keen interest and showed me the green house. They had 200 types of orchids there. hey are setting up a place for medicinal herbs also. Like Nagaland & Sikkim, Arunachal is big for Flora & Fauna & Horticulture.

He has his own poultry farm & 9 hole golf course in the Raj Bhavan. All this that I am describing here is within the premises of the Raj Bhavan. These are models to show the scope of growth Arunachal has and will be replicated around the state to start industries.

The Governor has built a small ground with a toy train for the tourists and locals. The people here have never seen a train.

There is lots more to do and see here, but I cannot describe it all in words. You have to visit here.

I had lunch and then spent the evening with the Governor and his wife. They gifted me some soveniers for my mother and myself, very sweet and loving people. They have invited my friends and family to visit again and be their guest at the Raj Bhavan.

I have attached the cuttings of the 3 papers of Arunachal pf when I enetered the state and the storm hit.

I will attach the other Arunachal cuttings in the next mail which mention the discussion between the governor and me for setting up industries in the state.

Regards

Amit Rajan Lall

Amit's Northeast Press Coverage - Kohima Nagaland

Amit's Agartala State Press Coverage

Amit's Updates from Nagaland, Manipur and Burma border between 19th march - 25th march 09

Hi Guys,

I am in Dimapur (Nagaland) today - 25th March and am off to Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) tomorrow - 26th March. My car was damaged due to bad roads, so they worked on my shock abs & suspension.The other repairs will be completed in Itanagar. Hyundai has been excellent support for me and I really thank them for what they are doing for my Mission. Unfortunately I only get a day or two so they can't complete the job and I have get it done at my next stop. They will do the balance work in Itanagar now.

I moved onto Shillong and got my ILP (Inner Line Permit) for Arunachal Pradesh for Itanagar & moved on to Dimapur to get my ILP for Nagaland. In Shillong it takes 2 days to get the ILP but the lady who issues the ILP saw my cause and immediately issued it to me so that I am not delayed.In Dimapur I met the DC (Deputy Commisioner) of Dimapur who was pleased to meet me and issued a letter of my entry into Nagaland without any formal ILP and I went through without any trouble or even checking. It seems that they were informed of my car at all check points and borders. He mentioned to me that there was a "Cease Fire" declared between the Govt. & the Underground Insurgent groups but the problem here was that the UG's still had loaded guns and were not given ration by the Govt. as other countries provide so when I addressed the press in Nagaland I mentioned it to them about what the DC told me and told them that the UG's should put their guns away and the Govt. should provide them food & clothing on humanitaian grounds. If they have loaded guns and empty stomachs, they will kill. They are extorting money and harrassing the public as the cease fire is between the Govt. & the UG's not the UG's & the Public, because of which the public are really scared. They printed my statement in the papers and the public were happy that I took it forward, now we are hoping that the Govt. provides ration for the UG's and their guns are put away to retain peace.

In Dimapur (Nagaland) I met the Editor Ms.Mrinalini & asst. editor John of the the Magazine The Northeast Window (of Nagaland) , they will be carrying my story and have become my Media Partners also like Dainik Sambad of Tripura, The Northeast Today of Meghalaya and will cover my story in the next magazine issue and following issues till I complete my drive to udpate the people of the Northeast of my progress. I then met the Lions Club of Dimapur who extended their support to my Mission. They informed the Lions Club of Kohima (Nagaland) & Imphal (Manipur).

A curfew was declared in Manipur the day I was entering, as an army chief was shot dead by the UG's. It was dangerous to enter Manipur and I was told not to enter by the army. But the public felt as a messenger of Peace my presence was required in Manipur and it would give them some hope, so I proceeded on to Manipur. At Dimapur the marketing head of Northeast Window and also a reporter for The Nagaland Post (Leading Daily of Nagaland) - Mr.Wangshi wanted to show his support to my MISSION by accompanying me to Manipur - the Burma Border and back to Nagaland so he could take down notes of my interaction with the public the Governors of different states & terrorists - if I come across them and carry it in the next issue of the magazine The Northeast Window and special edition of The Nagaland Post.

So Wangshi & I left for Manipur and met the press. Curfew means we have to empty roads by 6pm so we stayed with the BRTF again. We went on to the Burma border on Sunday. In the morning I was invited by the Lions Club of Manipur to innaugurate a free Health camp for diabetes & hypertention. They had built an Ashram in the name of a young Manipuri boy aged 23 who had drowned in bombay. This was opened in his memory. They made me cut the ribbon and formally innaugurate the ashram and talk to the patients, the doctors & the public. I met the mother of the deceased boy and paid my condolence and told her we all with her and that she should be proud of her son who had helped provide an Ashram for the people of Manipur. I lit a candle and agarbatti and moved on to the border.

At the border I met Major Abhishek of 20 Assam Rifles and was very touched by what they were doing. This Battalion had themselves, with no funds or help for the Govt. built a school for village children as the only school was an 8 km walk. So they collected contributions like cement bags, bricks, woods, sheets for the roof etc. The school was built in 4 months. Due to this, the villagers started loving and trusting them and have built stools of wood for the army without being asked in order for the travellers to sit while their vehicles are being checked at borders. The Assam Rifles also built a house by collecting Rs.15,000 from all the officers of their troop and presented it to a retired soldier who had lost his leg in the 1971 war. The boys here are aged 12-14 who become terrorists and the AK 47 & AK 56 and other weapons they carry are as big as them and it is sad. The officers have chosen young village boys who are good in athletics & sports and have sent them to the army school for training who have now been chosen for the Olympics. This is so commendable. They are now building a community centre where women can do sewing and stitching and the young can play. They need some funds for cement so I am trying to arrange it so that it is ready by April. The army are doing a lot for the villagers and humanity.

Th Indo - Burma border is divided by an "IRON BRIDGE". It is easy to penetrate and the border is porous like Bangladesh. Lot of smuggling happens here. Tiger skins & teeth & bones and weapons & drugs etc. Tigers from Assam & drugs from Manipur & Nagaland which they grow and weapons from all over Northeast. Weapons are so cheap you can buy an AK 47 for Rs.10,000.

We crossed the border and returned back to Imphal. The roads are TERRIBLE. The Manipur - Nagaland - Burma roads are the WORST roads in INDIA. It takes 4 hours to cover 100 kms.

I met the Governor of Manipur (Ex Police) and proceeded on to Kohima to meet the Nagaland Governor (Ex Politician). I met 2 Governors of 2 states in the same day. It was a real hectic day.I stayed at Kohima and visited the World War 2 cemetery.

I then visitied th president of Horticulture for Nagaland. Nagaland is he only state in India where 95% of the land is owned by the people and only 5% is owned by the govt. Horticulture is big in Nagaland. They have the spiciest red chillies in the World called "Raja Mircha". They have oranges as big as watermelons which weigh 3 kgs each. They have the best pineapples and cucumbers and many spics too. All really cheap. So I was discussing a proposal of starting an industry in Nagaland and Manipur to help employment. Once there are jobs for the people, the UG' terrorists will definitely throw in their weapons and come to the mainstream - who doesnt want peace and a happy life with their family and loved ones? We all feel once there are jobs, the men will work, there will be schools for the children and handicraft work for the women, this will keep them occupied as well as tgive them a source of income and happiness and all would live in peace and harmony and end this killing..Sikkim needs a hospital, Tripura needs schools, Mizoram has no theatre or hall or any entertainment, they need an entertainment centre, Nagaland & Manipur need industries and all 6 border states need comunication, railways and better roads. It can be a tourist hub of the world as it is critical being surrounded by 5 International borders.

I then visitied the Kohima Orphanage which is run by The Mother Teresa of Nagaland. They call her "Amma". It is 10 kms from Kohima.I spent a few hours there and heard her full story. She started in 1973. She wants to have an orphan's day on 16th April because a child she brought up in that orphanage used to ask her, that if there is a fathers day & mothers day & childrens day, when is orphans day? That child died on 16th April so she wants to name it in his memory. She requested the Govt. who refused. She has requested me, so I will voice it further and try and make it known and celebrated that 16th April is "Orphan's Day". They require a mini bus as they have 30 kids who go to school 18 kms away and it costs Rs.25 per head = Rs.750 per day. So she needs a bus for the kids. Please see if all can help. She has been given awards by govt & governor and even Nita Ambani, but she says whe doesnt want awards she wants a bus for the kids to go to school. She has brought up 697 kids alone till now. Wongshi made a MISSION for himself to help her now and thanks me for helping him also get a MISSION in his life - the ORPHANS. Amma gave me and my car her blessings and gave me a Naga name "VIKKEHIELE" meaning Conqueror - who gets love and success as he moves on in life. It was very touching. So I now have a new Naga name and have become part of the Nagas.

I then drove 16kms short of Dimapur to Patkai College to address the students and teachers. Spent a couple of hours there and drove into Dimapur. I spoke about the Northeast and India and my MISSION and had an interactive session with the students and teachers and Principal & Dean. They want to feature me in their college magazine as they felt motivated by what I am doing.

I then drove into Dimapur and my car was damaged due to the bad roads. HYUNDAI has been excellent support and have taken the car this morning and returned it this evening so I move onto Itanagar - Arunachal Pradesh - my last North Eastern state.

I have felt the pain of the North East and I am part of them now and have to work on their development and progress and request you all to support me.

I am sending the Agartala (Tripura) newspaper clippings in this mail.I will send the Mizoram & Manipur & Nagaland newspaper clipping later.

I will write to you all next week. Take care and keep spreading the word.

Thanks & Regards

Amit Rajan Lall

Amit's Updates from Assam, Shillong, Chirapunjee, Bangladesh and Tripura (2nd - 9th March 09)

Hi Guys,

I just reached Agartala (Tripura) today 9th March.

In Guwahati (Assam), I met the Assam Students Union (ASU) President who are very active and powerful in Assam.They have come forward and extended their support to my MISSION. They were very kind and presented me with the traditional Assam Scarf & a cup.They have a union called NESU (North East Students Union) which comprise of all 7 states (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh). I will be meeting the President in each state. They have asked for my support to fight for the equal rights of the North East. NE has been neglected and has not got the same treatment as the rest of India. I am now talking to the press & media about the North East.

In Shillong (Meghalaya) Mr.Rajoo Sharma, the Editor of the the Magazine The Northeast Today (TNT) , will be carrying my stroy. This magazine is owned by the king of Tripura. I will try and meet him later in my journey. Shillong has the main Headquarters of all forces. The Eastern Air Command is also here. I met the Commanding Officer Wing Commander Mr.Balram Singh of the Air Force (Eastern Air Command). Air Marshal Bhan was out of town. They presented me a small token as I presented them with the Indian Flag.

I met the ITBP. (India Tibet Border Police), The Army 101, The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) - Chief, The Border Security Force (BSF) officers & commanders & finally the Assam Rifles. The Assam Rifles are like the army who are all over the north east in every state. I met Brigader Amarjit who presented me with a special cup of Assam Rifles & the Assam Rifle Cap.. I have a collection of caps from most of the armed forces now. I stayed at the DGAR (Directorate General Assam Rilfes) Guest house. It is beautiful.

I drove down to Chirapunjee from Shillong which is approximatley 60 kms from Shillong. I then drove down further from Chirapunjee to the Bangladesh border which is another 40 kms below Chirapunjee. I reached the Bangladesh border and saw the fencing all around. I saw an open fence and drove through thinking that there would be a fence with closed gates which would be the border. Apparently the gate I drove through was the Bangladesh border. I was then called back by 2 BSF officers who were behind the tent where I could not see them, and upon seeing my car called me back and told me that I had entered Bangladesh and I should come back. This was the time there was chaos in Bangladesh by the BDR (Bangladesh Rilfes) where you all must have read in the papers or seen in the news about a mutiny by the Bangladesh soldiers. It did not effect the border I was at and so I proceeded a few kms further to the BSF camp where I met the commanding officer & other officers. They were very nice and had heard about me from the Assam newspapers.

I then proceeded on to Silchar. It is a central point in Assam at the border of Meghalaya, Tripura & Mizoram. It is the safest point to reach to enter each state. I stayed with the Assam Rilfes in their guest house here also and proceeded to Agartala (Tripura). I was to stay at Vairangte which is closer to Mizoram. They have a school and HQ of CIJW (Counter Insurgeny Jungle Warfare). I decided to go to Agartala first. It was a beautiful drive. All dense Jungle. There are army convoys here. You cannot travel alone without a convoy to Agartala. The convoy is with you for approximatley 100 ms out of the 300 kms drive. You lose a lot of time as they go real slow. At some point a truck broke down so the convoy has to stop. I told them I had to reach fast, so they told me I could go at my own risk. I told them I do and carried on without the convoy to Agartala. Though I drove alone on the mountains there were army troops with heavy weapons every kilometre on the lookout. It was like driving through a war zone. Not a very comfortable feeling..

I reached Agartala Safely and stayed with The BRO (Border Roads Orgnisation) at their guest house. I have my press meet tomorrow 10th March.

I have attached the newspaper clippings of write up I got in Assam & Shillong. Assam - Times of India The Assam Tribune & The Sentinel. Shillong - Local paper, Mehgalaya Guardian & Shillong Times. These were the only papers I could collect before I left the state. They informed me that more papers had covered the story and many people have called in showing support. News channels showed it in the news on the days I was there. There are a few mis prints and wrong statements in the papers. For eg. my mother is absolutely fine, they have written otherwise.

I am sending the Assam newspaper clippings in this mail & the Shillong paper clippings in the next mail as the size is large.

I will write to you all next week. Take care and keep spreading the word.

Thanks & Regards

Amit Rajan Lall

Amit's updates from Assam

Hi Guys,

I am in Guwahati (Assam) right now 1st March. I have been here last couple of days. I have driven over 8,000 kms now. As mentioned to you all, Sikkim was the most beautiful place I have been to so far. I had gone for the innaguration of the 1st Childrens (upto age 13) "Budding Club" opened by NYK (Nehru Yuva Kendra) in Gangtok (Sikkim). I was honoured as their chief guest, which I was not aware of. They gave me so much love and respect which touched me very deeply. They mentioned my MISSION to all the children & their parents. The head of NYK made me wear the local Sikkim Cap and extended the support of NYK all India. The children & their parents made me write small messages for all of them on small chits of paper, in books & rupee notes.They made me feel really special and showed me that the whole of SIKKIM is with me in my cause and my MISSION is thier MISSION. This function was held at St.Paul's church. I went and prayed in a church after years. It felt good.Father Michael gave me his blessings on my MISSION.

After the inauguration, 2 wonderful girls (Dil & Treza) of NYK took me on a tour of SIKKIM in my car and we went to a Buddhist Monastery which is beleived to have tremendous powers and they say that no prayer goes unanswered in that Monastery. Then we went to the famous Hanuman Tok temple. It is beleived that when Laxman was hit by an arrow & Hanuman went to get the Sanjeevani, the mountain was located in Tibet. He lifted the mountain and had to fly back immediatly, he never took rest, but he did stop for a while, where he only rested his one foot, and the place he rested it was in Gangtok, Sikkim and that place is known as Hanuman Tok, the temple which we visited.

Wow! A Church, a Monastery & a temple in the same day . My MISSION has to be successful!!!. This is the secular India I pray for and is also part of my MISSION, to see tolerance and love towards all religions and everyone living happily in peace in harmony in one Country - Our INDIA.

To show their support, 3 girls of NYK (Sarita,Dil & Treza) accompanied me in my car from Gangtok to Rangpo (Sikkim border) the next day. They were completely cramped as there is no place in my car. It was very sweet of them as they put stickers of NYK saying "My MSIION is their MISSION" and SIKKIM is with me. Zee News waited for me at the border, where I bid farewell to everyone and took off for Phunshilling (Bhutan).

I reached Phunshiling, Bhutan at 7.00pm on 26th Feb. The border is amazing! You cant make out which is India & which is Bhutan. The people are all mixed and walk across the border and mingle with each other and shop and trade openly. My friend and member of "Round Table India" (Calcutta) has his office in Bhutan, so his people came to receive me at the border and took me to my Hotel. I stayed at Hotel Druk, and met the GM of the Hotel in the morning who gave me a warm welcome into Bhutan, took pics with me, introduced me to all his guests in the Hotel who were from different parts of the world and many from different parts of India (a couple of guests from Calcutta & North East called media guys they knew in a few North Eastern states and asked them to cover my story as they found it very inspirational and asked them to welcome me when I reach the North East) & they all jointly saw me off as their support for my MISSION as I left for Guwahati (Assam) which was very touching.

In Guwahati (Assam), I am thankful to Mr.Rajendra - President of "Country First" who is on the board of GNRC (Guwahati Neurological Research Centre) - the biggest Medical centre in Guwahati, who arranged the GNRC guest house for me and I was welcomed by GNRC members. I met the Chairman Dr.Bohra who welcomed me with a bouguet of flowers the next morning and the traditional Assamese scarf. I presented him with the Indian Flag as a token of my appreciation.I then met the PRO of the Army who informed me that the day I arrived, 20 militants had just surrendered to the Army and my arrival into Assam was perfect timing. I was escorted my the Army & Press to the Army Base where there was a function where I saw the 20 militants put down their weapons and surrender. The Army accepted them warmly and have given them a chance to get back to a normal life and serve the Country. They were young boys and 2 girls also. after the ceremony, I met the GOC - Head of the Army there, who presented me with a gift on behalf of the Assam Army and I presented him the Indian Flag. He was inspired by my MISSION and asked me to meet different army bases in the North East to talk and inspire the Jawans and show my support to them as they show their support to my MISSION. They invited me to stay at their army bases in the North East. Seeing the surrender was a unique experience.

I have a press meet tomorrow and am also meeting the Assam Students Union (ASU) who are very active and powerful in Assam.

I have attached the write up of Sikkim Express mentioning the Rotary support I received in Gangtok, Sikkim.I have also attached the Assam coverage.


Amit Rajan Lall
President
ITL Liningz

The days of slumber are over...

"Yesterday, Payal Parekh and Ann-Kathrin Schneider, two staff members of International Rivers, unfurled a banner at the opening ceremony of the World Water Forum in Istanbul. The banner said, No More Risky Dams. The action was totally peaceful, and many people in the audience applauded. The police immediately detained Payal Parekh and Ann-Kathrin Schneider, and held them at an Istanbul police station all day and night. This morning, Ms. Payal was deported to the US, and Ms. Schneider, to Germany. They have been banned from re-entering Turkey for two years,” an International Rivers press release, issued yesterday, said.

Do we want to go the Turkish way i ask??? Affected people around the world are fighting to be heard, protesting against the injustice that they no longer want to suffer, fighting in their own way against serious human rights violations, including intimidation, judicial policies, teror attacks, the governanace..its right and wrong the way the common man sees it...don;t we have a right to raise our voice???

And if you cannot come forward and raise your voice, let one man who has been brave enough to embark on a mission for peace and unity be your voice. We need to come out and support him, not gun him down with our cynisism. He is alone , a one man army and is garnering the support of NGO's in local districts to spread the word, to motivate the youth to come forward and take charge of your country, to take up small localized causes, be it poverty, infrastructure, political incorrectness, it is still an effort in the right direction. The tide will only flow and take on larger proportions if you all come forward and support!! Pledge today to support atleast one cause in your local community, and see how it takes on momentum, the days of slumber are over...Our ancestors fought to give us this freedom, now we need to fight to retain it and pass it on to our children..Please join in and reach out...contribute your opinion and be heard!!! Its a very small price to pay for living in a FREE INDIA. You owe the country that much!!
Thank you
Shefali
Blogger - "Second Freedom Movement"

The Arunachal Times

Drive for peace and unity

ITANAGAR Mar 26: Peace and unity is what made this man cover the entire country.

Mumbai businessman Amit Lall (37) started ‘The Drive for peace and Unity’ from the Gateway of India, Mumbai on January 26 and today it has reached Itanagar. Amit has been 60 days on the road and Arunachal is the 18th state.

He is spreading the message through his passion, ‘driving’. He is driven his 8 years old Hyundai car across most part of the country.

He arrived this evening minute before the storm hit the state capital. He travelled 10, 500 kms to spread the message of peace, love and unity and also start a movement called the 2nd freedom movement.

His drive for peace and unity started after the Mumbai carnage last November. Determined to bring the people of the country together, Amit wants to convey his strong sentiments against the enemies of India.

“If we are united as one India there is no force in the world that can touch or break us. It’s the spirit of oneness that will overcome all odds” he says.

He also wants to salute the armed forces and jawans who have put their lives on the lines so that the people can live in freedom.

Everyday jawans dies in the border areas guarding our borders yet we have failed to understand and value freedom, he said.

After entering the North East and spending one and half months here my mission changed, he said and added that north east has been badly neglected and the Centre is minting out step motherly treatment.

Even the national media has failed to in its part to highlight the problems and issues of the people of the north east. People of Mainland India have no information about the North East, he said.

I find the people of the northeast more patriotic, genuine, kind, humane and more Indian then anyone else in the country. I would join in the fight for rights of the north east people, Amit added.

He’s also trying to unite all the NGOs across the country under one banner the ‘United Force of India’. It’s time we stop depending on the centre to help us, Amit said and added that under one platform all NGOs across the country can help one another.

Amit is targeting to bring about positive change through the youths of the country. It’s time the young people take active part and take the country in the positive direction, he added.

On Tourism, Amit said that if proper investment, planning and care are put into this sector northeast will become the hub of tourism in the world.

There is no plave that is more beautiful, rich in diversity and ethnicity than the northeast, he added.

The Taj groups of hotels are sponsoring his stay in various cities across the country while the BRTF are taking care of his stays in other parts. Hyundai is sponsoring his vehicle expenses while petrol is self sponsored.

Amit will be meeting Arunachal Pradesh Governor General J J Singh tomorrow and NGOs working in the state.

He will then travel to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, border areas of Pakistan, Delhi and then return to Mumbai to end his drive.

But my work will not end with this drive, it will continue, Amit said and added that he will be in Aizawl sometime in June next to celebrate tpeace.

An event will be organised where in people of all over northeast are expected to participate.

Amit in Imphal, Manipur (21st March 2009)

Drive with a peace mission

The Imphal Free Press

IMPHAL, Mar 21: The Drive for Peace and Unity by Amit Lall, the mission of ‘One Man - Covering One Country - With One Message’ today called a press conference at the Manipur Press Club, Majorkhul.

Amit Lall said his drive for Manipur had certain missions and he would like to meet all the leading NGOs, Assam Rifles, BSF and other personalities. He said he understands that the north east especially Manipur is facing one of the worst situations, more than the rest of mainland India is facing. He said he had formed a group called the United Force of India, along with the youth who will work with him.

He gave his special thanks to the Taj Hotel and Hyundai company for sponsoring the drive all through the way from Bombay.

Eastern Mirror: Ngaland

Imti Longchar | EMN
DIMAPUR MAR 20: Amit Lall, a businessman from Mumbai who has traversed some few thousand kilometres from mainland India in his Hyundai propagating the message of peace and unity, says his mission has taken on a new concept after he set his wheels and foot across the borders of the North East.
On reaching Dimapur this evening, Lall will have now travelled around 9500 kilometres on his wheel journey already covering 15 states. ‘My mission has completely changed after I entered northeast,’ he said.
Lall revealed for the first time in his mission drive to reporters here that he is planning to merge the NGOs in the eight states of the North East after the completion of his journey and urge them to complement each other on the respective missing links in the state.
He also felt that the NE states have been neglected completely, with step motherly treatment being accorded to the by mainland India.
Expressing consternation on the projection of NE as a violence prone zone infested with terrorists when the mainland India is ‘ten times more violent and affected that the NE, he commented, ‘I have driven around here and feels NE is very peaceful, people more genuine which also makes me wonder why the media are not giving enough coverage or due importance to this region.’
He also plans to merge the whole of India under a ‘United Force of India’ which will create a platform for the youths and all concerned to start speaking out their rights.
Peace and unity remains his ever propelling inspiration that surged this solitary mission after the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai by terrorists into a mission of ‘covering one country- with one message’ which he says began on his ‘most perfect day’ -Republic day.
‘I want to tell the terrorists and anti social elements that if one man can do it alone, imagine if the whole country gets together under one Unite Force of India,’ he also advocated.
Amit Lall will move for Manipur and the Burma Borders tomorrow morning in his continuing mission for peace and unity with the vision, ‘What the mind can conceive, Man can achieve.’

Amit in Nagaland, Dimapur

Amit Lall with his car, on a mission for peace.


DIMAPUR, MARCH 20 (MExN): Mumbaikar Amit Lall, who is on a mission to spread the message of peace and unity, arrived Dimapur Friday afternoon from Shillong. Interacting with media persons, Amit, who lost many of his friends in the Mumbai terror attack, said his mission was to generate hope and positive energy and to create fresh hope in the minds of people across the country against terrorism and corruption.
Amit’s journey in his car began from the Gateway of India in Mumbai on January 26 and will pass through 26 states covering an approximate distance of 15,000 km and conclude in Mumbai. So far, he has visited 15 states including Nagaland covering a distance of 9,500km in 54 days.
Narrating his experience of the North East states he has visited so far, the peace activist felt that the region has been neglected and given step-motherly treatment. Even the national media has failed to highlight the plight of the people of the NE region, he said.
After completion of his journey, he desires to form a ‘united force’ comprising of NGOs, which would work for peace, harmony and unity of the people. Amit will leave for Manipur Saturday where he will also visit the Moreh border.

Amit in Agartala

Driving against terrorism

A Correspondent, Agartala, India

While the country is marred by terror attacks from Northeast to the heartland, Indian across the country are resilient to fight terror. Amit Lall, a Mumbai-based entrepreneur, is on a mission to spread the message of peace and unity. His was of doing it is also very different way.

The tall and handsome man is on a journey by car to various destinations across the nation, with social messages and quotes inscribed in the vehicle stressing the need for unity in diversity. He started his journey from Mumbai on 26 January and covered places like Maharastra, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and West Bengal. For the past one week he is touring various stretches of Northeast. He was moved by the infamous 26/11 Mumbai terrors attacks and decided to air his voice by driving. He said that the horrors of Mumbai attacks had a deep impact on his conscience.

The Punjabi youth who has been brought up in Mumbai feel is this was the best way he could have offered his tributes to all those who laid down their life to save the country. He felt that his drive would not have attained meaning had he not travelled to the restive northeast. He felt that that mainland India has been partial towards the Northeast and lots need to be done to promote the region.

Lall feels that his message of peace and unity has struck a chord amongst those whom he has met so far. People like Lall have proved that come what may this nation is resilient to fight terror to its roots. March 10, 2009

Agartala - Photo of the day

Peace campaigner from western city of Mumbai Amit Lall checks his car during recess at Agartala, capital of Tripura state, in India’s militancy hit northeast, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Lall motivated by the devastation due to terror strike at his city flagged off his mission on 26 January last to denounce terrorism and spread message of peace tends to cover 15,000kms as he would driving through 26 states. Photo: Bapi Roy Choudhury

courtesy:http://www.indigenousherald.com/