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state in India that he would never have heard of.
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president to visit the district and address them.
"His speeches are known for inspiring hope and cooperation. We too
want to hear him and therefore we have prepared this letter," Alok
Kumar Mishra, a native of Basti and former post-doctoral fellow in
psychology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),
who conceptualised the letter, told IANS on phone.
"The letter has been prepared mainly by joining fax paper rolls end
to end," added Mishra, also a member of the Juvenile Justice Board,
Delhi.
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different languages, carries photographs of the U.S. President and
also has decorative designs.
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express themselves. While some have used English, others have
written their ideas in Hindi, Awadhi and even Urdu," said Maneesh
Kumar, a local, who is pursuing his B.Sc. from a college in Basti.
"In the invitation, I have urged the US president to guide youth and
motivate them to join politics as I feel, particularly in India,
politics is believed to be a profession of corrupt people," he
added.
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purchasing the paper rolls, they were cut into smaller sizes and
distributed amongst the locals. After individuals had expressed
their thoughts, the papers were collected and glued together."
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handful of people were willing to join us. However, after seeing our
project turning into a reality, more and more people came forward to
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"The letter needs to be handled with care, even slight carelessness
can damage it. We have asked the district administration to talk
with officials of the government of India for delivering the
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