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GUWAHATI:"Although the Indian government and Indian army are doing everything necessary, I observed on this journey that common people in the Indo-China border areas have little awareness about China's expansionist policies and its activities on the border," Tibetan writer and activist Tenzin Tsundue, who is on a tour of Himalayan States under the banner "Walking the Himalayas", said here on Thursday.
"The Galwan Valley clash in June 2020 has left people in the Himalayas shocked and worried. With a film on the Dalai Lama, we have been able to connect with the Himalayan Indians on the issue of language, culture, and the people-to-people relationship stories of the old trade route, customs and marriages," Tsundue said, addressing the media at Guwahati Press Club here on Thursday.
"I am on a long speaking tour of the Himalayas and after completing the tour of four of five Indian Himalayan states I am now on my way to the fifth – Arunachal Pradesh. I started this journey from Ladakh on August 17 on the way I passed through Himachal Pradesh Uttrakhand, and then passing through Lucknow, Banares, Patna and Siliguri, I visited Kalimpong, Darjeeling, and nearby areas and toured different parts of Sikkim. I have now reached Guwahati," Tsundue said.
"Walking the Himalayas is my travel plan to journey through the five Indian states to create awareness about 70 years of Chinese occupation of Tibet and its impact on Indian Himalayas, and also growing security threats on India," Tsundue said.
What we do on the journey is screening this film 'Escape of the Dalai Lama from Tibet' produced by Mumbai-based Rangrez Films for the Epic TV channel. We show this 80-minute film in Hindi to wherever possible in villages, markets, schools, civil societies, anywhere," he said.
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