Atmanirbhar Bharat spirit pervades everyday from cricket to Covid fight: PM

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ mission has become a part of everyday life of the country and its spirit pervades from the cricket field to Covid-19 management, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. He also hailed the country’s scientists and health professionals for effectively tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Atmanirbhar Bharat is not only about technological advancement and progress. It has become part of everyday life of the nation,” he said, addressing the 18th convocation of Tezpur University digitally from New Delhi. In this context, he referred to the miraculous victory of the young Indian cricket team in Australia which overcame multiple challenges to win the Test match series.

“They faced the challanges boldly and came up with new solutions despite a string of injuries and lack of experience. A positive mindset always leads to positive results which is the essence of Atmanirbhar Bharat,” he said. “We should learn to take risks and overcome fear of failure,” Modi said.