A journey and a tribute

17 Mahindra SUV's. 10,000 km. On the 25th anniversary of the Kargil War, a convoy of vehicles paid tribute to the armed forces

- HORMAZD SORABJEE

After ages, I found myself driving in a convoy of SUVs on a long road trip and loving every minute of it. But this wasn't just another convoy. It was an extraordinary journey to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, India's victory in the 1999 Kargil War.

I joined 17 Mahindra SUVs in Delhi for the last leg of the Hearts to Bravehearts drive. The SUVs had driven from Tezpur in the east, Tanot in the West and Kochi in the South, and converged for the final run to the Kargil War Memorial in Ladakh. They'd driven a cumulative distance of 10,000 km. The mission of this drive was to collect messages of gratitude from ordinary citizens across the country and deliver them to the soldiers that keep our borders safe.