New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today confided in students about a habit he would like to change: "After being elected to office, I read less than I would like to." (Rate PM Modi's Pathshala )
Mr Modi, who participated in a Q and A with children from around the country after delivering a speech on Teacher's Day, urged: "Read...read as much as you can...read anything and everything...but read." (Highlights of PM's Speech)
The PM said he was struck by people who he saw buying pakoras from a street food stall. "The newspaper that the pakoras were wrapped in...I saw them reading that paper. Imagine their curiosity," he said, in his version of Steve Jobs' famous "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" speech. ( PM's Quip About Google Guru to Students on Teacher's Day )
Mr Modi addressed an audience of 700 children at an auditorium in Delhi; the speech was telecast on Doordarshan; schools across the country had been asked to ensure students watched the address. (I Didn't Even Run For Class Monitor: PM Modi's Top 10 Quotes )
Mr Modi, who participated in a Q and A with children from around the country after delivering a speech on Teacher's Day, urged: "Read...read as much as you can...read anything and everything...but read." (Highlights of PM's Speech)
The PM said he was struck by people who he saw buying pakoras from a street food stall. "The newspaper that the pakoras were wrapped in...I saw them reading that paper. Imagine their curiosity," he said, in his version of Steve Jobs' famous "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" speech. ( PM's Quip About Google Guru to Students on Teacher's Day )
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