New Delhi, January 25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today struck impersonal conversations with 32 winners of the National Children’s Awards 2021 and asked them to strive on, rather than rest on, past laurels.
Keep striving: Modi to kids
Award is a milestone. Do not get consumed by praise. If you do, success will become an impediment in your march. Never rest on past laurels. - Narendra Modi, PM
In an hour-long virtual engagement with the children awarded for bravery, art and innovation, the PM urged them to take three pledges humility in success, consistency in action and working with national good in mind.
Ranchi: It was a proud moment for Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Purushkar winner Savita Kumari when Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with her on Monday and appreciated her for her achievements in both international and national archery competitions.
A student of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Sonhatu in Ranchi district, Savita had won gold in the senior category of South Asian Archery competition in 2018 apart from winning several medals at the national level.
Speaking to TOI, she said, “It was inspiriting to talk to the Prime Minister. He encouraged me to practice hard and win a medal at the Olympics.”
Savita said she was enticed by archery when since she was in Class VIII after the Birsa Munda Archery Academy, Silli, held a demonstration in her school in 2016. After undergoing the skill test, she was admitted to the academy where she is training ever since.
Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar to be awarded to 32 children on Republic Day
PTIJan 25, 2021, 18:49 IST
TOI
Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar this year for displaying valour, exceptional abilities and outstanding
accomplishments in various fields, including arts, culture, archery and swimming. Jyoti Kumari, 16, cycled to her native place Darbhanga district in Bihar from Gurgaon in Haryana covering around 1,200 km with her father on the rear carrier amid the nationwide lockdown in May last year.
She has been awarded for her
bravery. Her resilience had drawn praise from former US President Donald Trump s daughter and then senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump, who had termed it a beautiful feat of endurance and love .
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