"Country Has Lost A Lot Of Time...": What PM Narendra Modi Said At IIT Kanpur
NDTV
Addressing the 54th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, PM Narendra Modi told the fresh graduates to show impatience to make India self-reliant.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked IIT graduates to choose challenge over comfort and urged them to start working now for the kind of India they want in the next 25 years, saying a lot of time has already been wasted.
Addressing the 54th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, PM Modi told the fresh graduates to show impatience to make India self-reliant.
He said India too had started its new journey after Independence. "By the time 25 years were completed, a lot of work should have been done for standing on our own feet. But a lot of time has been wasted." "The country has lost a lot of time, two generations have gone by and so we should not miss even two moments now," he said.
The Prime Minister said many people will tell the students to take shortcuts for convenience. "But my advice would be that you don't choose comfort. Choose challenge because whether you want it or not there are bound to be challenges in life and those who run away from them become victims," he said.
