Journey of Trust: When Narendra Modi visited Pune's Fergusson College exactly 10 years ago
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In 2013, Narendra Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat. At that time, he had visited Pune and addressed the students of Fergusson College. Now, exactly after 10 years, he will be visiting the city. From then CM to now PM, Narendra Modi has been one of the key leaders in developing the country.
At that time, as CM of a state, Modi had spoken about the importance of education, research, and human resource development as key aspects of nation-building. He had expressed confidence that the youth of India is very talented to solve the problems of India and the world, only that they need the right opportunities.
Modi pointed out that what he is speaking to the students is the words of the more than 2500 youngsters on social media who responded enthusiastically to his request for sharing thoughts, views, and ideas on various issues surrounding the nation.
Notably, he had appealed to the youth on Facebook to post these thoughts, which he will refer to in his speech at Fergusson College. The response to Modi’s posts was overwhelming.
Youngsters from all over the nation shared their ideas with the CM.
Modi had said that there is a perception that the youth of the nation is not concerned but this is not a correct perception- In fact, the youth want to express themselves. He stated, “We are blessed to be the world’s most youthful nation. A nation with such a youth cannot have a dark future.”
He opined that an atmosphere of despondency has entered the nation but he does not endorse this. “India is a Bahu Ratna Vasundhara, why is it that despite 1200 years of slavery we are still standing? What made Lokmanya Tilak say ‘Swaraj is my birthright?”
Modi affirmed, adding that we need to rise above this pessimism. He spoke about India’s glorious education system and pointed out that our Mantra should be ‘From Gurukul to Vishwakul.’ He shared that for 1800 years we were leaders in education with Nalanda, Vallabhi, and Taxila making a mark as centers of education but this changed later on. He added that there was a chance to change this mindset after Independence but unfortunately, that did not happen. He observed that from a man-making machine, education has now come to become a money-making machine, which is also unfortunate.
Apart from this, he had asked, "Why do we have a trust deficit among youth, businesses in India?". As an answer to that question, he got many replies as suggestions.
Great interaction with students at Fergusson College. I also shared what India's youth shared with me on Facebook http://t.co/0r8hoMPClK
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 14, 2013
However, under his leadership, the country now has become a "Trust Surplus" not only in the education sector but also in each and every sector.
There are significant developments that have taken place in various sectors under the Modi government the nation truly has witnessed the journey of "Trust Deficit" to "Trust Surplus"!
मा. प्रांतप्रधान श्री. नरेंद्र भाई @narendramodi जी आपले छ्त्रपती शिवाजी महराज आणि थोर महापुरुषाच्या पद स्पर्शाने पावन झालेल्या पुण्य भूमी अस्या #पुणे नगरीत विशेष स्वागत!!
— Manoj Pochat (@Manojpochat) July 31, 2023
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