Start-up boom sign of bright future: PM
Mustn’t stop momentum in sports
“The Tokyo Olympics have created a major impact. Today, it is not that youngsters are just watching sports. They are is also looking at possibilities associated with it. Let us all countrymen strive to further this momentum as much as we can.” — Narendra Modi
New Delhi, August 29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the start-up culture had become very vibrant in India with youngsters in even smaller cities embracing it. He asserted that it was a sign of India’s bright future.
In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio broadcast, the PM also noted that space sector reforms in the country had caught people’s imagination and expressed confidence that a large number of satellites in the coming days would be developed by youngsters from universities, labs and other sectors.
He touched upon a host of topics, including India’s rich spiritual tradition and the boost the sporting culture had received after the performance in the Tokyo Olympics. He also paid glowing tributes to hockey legend Dhyan Chand. National Sports Day is celebrated every year on August 29 to mark Dhyan Chand’s birthday.
Noting that India won an Olympic medal in men’s hockey after over four decades, he said youngsters were now drawn towards sports and their parents were happy to back them. “This itself is a great tribute to Dhyan Chand,” Modi said.
The momentum the sporting culture had received must be further advanced, he said, calling for sports competitions at the village level.
“Let us all countrymen strive to further this momentum as much as we can, contributing whatever we can. Let us transform the mantra of ‘sabka prayas’ (everyone’s effort) into reality,” he said.
Modi said the Tokyo Olympics had created a major impact. “Today, it is not that youngsters are just watching sports. They are is also looking at possibilities associated with sports…They now want to surpass conventional ways and adopt new disciplines,” he said.
“Similarly, young persons are moving away from family traditions, expressing the wish to launch or join a start-up and are willing to take risks. Today, the startup culture is expanding even to smaller cities and I am seeing it as an indication of a bright future,” he added. — TNS/PTI
