Largest Democracy in the World

Largest Democracy in the World

Sunday, August 16, 2009

One Man, One Machine, One Mission - The Drive for Peace and Unity

The Mission

o Terror attacks in Bombay on 26th November 2008

o One Man took on a Mission to Unite the Country and fight Corruption, Injustice & Terrorism on 26th January 2009

o Aim 1 – Drive through 28 states of India and unite the people and motivate the youth to come together as one and do away with casteism, religious differences and regionalism and unite as one Nation

o Aim 2 – Thank the NSG Commandos who came to our rescue and also the Armed Forces for protecting our borders with their lives



The Support

o I approached Mr. Ratan Tata since Taj Hotel was attacked and Taj Group of Hotels became the hospitality partner

o Hyundai Motors India Ltd. felt it to be a noble cause and extended their support by taking care of the repair and servicing of my car in all their service centers across India free of cost

o The Armed forces made arrangements for my stay in Northeast India & J&K and other places where Taj was not present

o Many NGO’s welcomed me in each state and supported my Mission

o I spent my own money for fuel, but at some places people contributed by paying for a full tank of gas

o The Media supported me by carrying my message to the people in over 150 newspapers, 25 TV Channels and various Radio stations throughout India



The Challenge

o To drive all alone across 28 states of India and cover over 20,000 kms in 120 days

o To drive my 8 year old car – 2001 Hyundai Accent GLS – which had already done over 1,50,000 kms. To drive it through the toughest terrains like mountains, snow, etc. not having a 4WD

o To leave my family, friends and business behind and drive into disturbed areas like Northeast India & J&K where I had never been and knew nobody

o To co-ordinate my stay, handle my car problems, organize Armed Forces meetings, press meets, NGO meets and gather the youth all alone with no help



The Journey

o Started on 26th January 2009 from The Gateway of India

o Set out to cover the periphery of India

o Bombay to Goa along the West coast down to Kanyakumari, up the East coast to West Bengal, entered Northeast from Sikkim, covered all 8 Northeastern states and reached J&K via UP, Bihar, Himachal. Stayed at the LOC and drove down to Wagah border, Delhi and returned to Bombay via Rajasthan & Gujarat

o Covered 28 states and 5 International borders of China, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burma & Pakistan

o Completed the drive on 23rd May 2009 at The Gateway of India, covering 20,400kms in 118 days


The Route


Bombay – Goa – Mangalore – Kochi – Kovalam - Kanyakumari – Madurai – Chennai – Bangalore – Mysore – Hyderabad – Vijaywada - Vishakapatnam – Bhubaneshwar – Calcutta – Siliguri (INDO – NEPAL BORDER) – Gangtok – Nathula (INDO - CHINA BORDER) – Phunshiling (INDO – BHUTAN BORDER) – Guwahati – Shillong – Chirapunjee (INDO - BANGLADESH BORDER) – Silchar – Agartala (INDO - BANGLADESH BORDER) – Aizawl – Dimapur – Kohima – Imphal – Moreh (INDO - BURMA BORDER) – Dimapur – Itanagar – Tezpur – Rangia – Siliguri – Patna – Lucknow – Kanpur – Bareily – Dehradun – Chandigarh – Solan – Simla – Dharamsala – Mcloedganj – Jammu – Srinagar – Tithwal (LOC – POK) – Srinagar – Jammu – Amritsar – Wagah Border (INDO – PAKISTAN BORDER) – Delhi – Agra – Gwalior – Jaipur – Delhi – Manesar – Jodhpur – Jasialmer – Barmer – Bhuj – Ahmedabad – Baroda – Surat - Bombay


States:

1.

Maharashtra

15.

Manipur

2.

Goa

16.

Nagaland

3.

Karnataka

17.

Arunachal Pradesh

4.

Kerela

18.

Bihar

5.

Tamil Nadu

19.

Uttar Pradesh

6.

Andhra Pradesh

20.

Uttaranchal

7.

Orissa

21.

Himachal Pradesh

8.

Jharkhand

22.

Jammu & Kashmir

9.

West Bengal

23.

Punjab

10.

Sikkim

24.

Haryana

11.

Assam

25.

Delhi

12.

Meghalaya

26.

Madhya Pradesh

13.

Tripura

27.

Rajasthan

14.

Mizoram

28.

Gujarat


International Borders:

1. Nepal

2. China

3. Bhutan

4. Bangladesh

5. Myanmar (Burma)

6. Pakistan

























Highlights

o Covered 28 states and 20,400 kms in 118 days without a single breakdown

o Drove upto Nathula (Indo - China border) and back down – a steep climb of 14,500 feet above sea level with snow covered roads

o Covered hilly and mountainous roads of Northeast India

o Drove up 10,500 feet in snow to the LOC near Kargil in J&K at freezing temperatures of 20 degrees below zero

o Drove through deserts of Rajasthan at extremely hot temperatures of 50 degrees

o A regular 8 year old sedan did what is difficult even for a 4WD SUV. A true Achievement for Hyundai !!!



Felicitations by

o Governors of 5 Northeast states and 2 other states

o Chief of Army General Deepak Kapoor

o LOC commander Col. Arjun Segan and his unit securing the LOC – POK borders in Kashmir

o 51 SAG NSG commander Col. Sunil Sheoran and his team who came for the rescue operation to Bombay

o Commanding officers of various army units alongwith their jawans

o Various NGO’s across 28 states

o Various student Unions and Universities

o Bureaucrats, Leaders, Social workers, Businessmen, etc…from across India

o Limca Book of Records to enter this achievement in their 2010 edition



United Force of India

o Formed an Organization “UNITED FORCE OF INDIA”, an NGO to be launched on 26th August 2009 across the 28 states of India

o Provogue India to sponsor the launch and make shirts / T-shirts / caps for UFI which will be available on sale at its retail outlets across India and percentage of the sale proceeds to be given to the organization

o UFI to bring the people of 28 states together on one platform and fight corruption, injustice & terrorism amongst its other agendas and to unite our Country


Value your Support












Join us make a better India……………

1 comment:

  1. Dear Amit
    I very much appreciate the initiative taken by you to make our country strong and Happy involving lots of people from all walks and regions of the country.
    I will be Happy to be associated with this.
    Wishing yu all the Best
    Ramesh C Sanghi

    ReplyDelete