India, April 6 -- A six-day 'Freedom Trail,' commemorating the historic escape of the 14th Dalai Lama from Tibet in 1959, concluded on Saturday at Dzongtse Pungteng, the residence of the religious leader, in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Organised by the Tawang district administration under the leadership of deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Kanki Darang, the event saw participation from around 300 people, including monks, local leaders, security forces, tourists, and volunteers.

"I am very moved to know that 300 people have embarked on a Freedom Trail, retracing the six-day journey I made in 1959 from Khen-dza-mani on the border between Tibet and India to Pungteng-tse at Tawang," the 88-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader said....