Dharamsala, March 31: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama got emotiol on Saturday as he embraced one of the five Assam Rifles troopers, ren Chandra Das, who escorted him in India after his escape from Tibet. In 1959, as a young trooper Das, now 80, escorted the Dalai Lama, now 82, on his arrival in Aruchal Pradesh. Dalai Lama has lived in exile ever since fleeing Tibet in March 1959. “I feel blessed once again as His Holiness touched me and bumped his head with my head,” Das told reporters after he was honoured by the leader at an event in Dharamsala to mark the 60th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s arrival in India. Das said he was overwhelmed by the gesture of His Holiness for inviting him. The event marked the onset of a year-long ‘Thank You India’ campaign.