Reaching out to students in their own language, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed 200 of them during “Pariksha Pe Charcha” and said his conversations with them will be “#withoutfilter”. Assuring students of his complete focus, Modi said they could speak to him openly. “Speak to me hashtag without filter,” he said.

He also said students should not be afraid of failure and take it as a part of life. “Was told I shouldn’t attend Chandrayaan landing as there was no guarantee of success but I needed to be there,” he said.

Good marks in exams are not everything, he told the students in the interaction. “We have to come out of the thinking that exams are everything,” the prime minister said.

Not pursuing an co-curricular activities can make a person like a robot.

Yes, this would require better time management.

Today opportunities are many and I hope youngsters make use of them: PM @narendramodi #ParikshaPeCharcha2020

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 20, 2020

What is not good is when the passion of the children becomes fashion statements for parents.

Extra-curricular activities needn’t be glamour driven.

Let each child pursue what he or she likes: PM @narendramodi #ParikshaPeCharcha2020

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 20, 2020

I want parents to accept that their children have grown up, but they must understand that their psyche to help them must never change or go away.

Parents who allow their children to pursue things (if they are on the right track) are doing right thing: PM #ParikshaPeCharcha2020

— BJP (@BJP4India) January 20, 2020

Every day, there must be some time that you keep yourself away from technology. There must be a technology-free hour every day. Spend that time with friends, family, books, garden or pets: PM Modi #ParikshaPeCharcha2020

— BJP (@BJP4India) January 20, 2020

There’s a fine connection between our rights and responsibilities. Our rights are directly dependent on the responsibilities performed by others.

If a teacher performs his responsibility in the right way, the students’ right to learn is secure: PM Modi #ParikshaPeCharcha2020 pic.twitter.com/N36RVH1Zuq

— BJP (@BJP4India) January 20, 2020

 

Modi also said that one needs to walk out of their comfort zone and “go into challenge mode, only then we understand whether we can do things or not.” He also added,  “Pariksha Pe Charcha is the event closest to my heart. Thousands of schools from the entire country participate in this and I feel how the youth of the country think and what they want to do.”

Students, who attended the event were short-listed on the basis of essays submitted by them on five subjects including Gratitude is Great, Your Future Depends on Your Aspirations, Examining Exams, Our Duties, Your Take, and Balance is Beneficial.

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Source: PTI