Celebrate exams as festivals: PM to children on Mann ki Baat
January 29, 2017  11:31
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation in his monthly radio address Mann ki Baat:

I congratulate families and personnel who won gallantry awards on Republic Day. I urge youth to research on them by using internet and spread the word.

My condolence to the brave jawans who lost their lives due to avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir. 

We will observe a silence of 2 minutes on morning of 30 Jan to pay respect to martyrs who gave their lives for the nation.

In the light of recent Republic day celebrations I'd say the stress laid on rights must also be laid on duties. 

I want to talk about exams and what so many people have written to me.

Why should exam time be a time of stress or sadness? Do not think about exams as pressure; they should be celebrated as festivals. I will tell all students smile more and score more.

During exams there should be an environment of festivity, it will turn P for pressure into P for pleasure. When you are relaxed, the recall value will be more; Relaxation is the best tonic for memory. A happy mind is the secret of a good mark sheet. The exams that you'll give are a test of this year not of a lifetime.

We sometimes do not see exams in the right perspective; Exams are not a benchmark of your success in life. See example of Dr Kalam. He wasn't able to get into the forces, if he would've let it hamper him, we wouldn't have had a great man like him

If your mission and ambition are in sync, marks will follow. You should compete with yourself to see how can tomorrow be made better than yesterday.

Only studying for marks will lead to shortcuts and one will limit himself or herself. Its important to study for knowledge. See the example of Sachin Tendulkar, for 20 years he kept breaking his own records hence getting better every time.

Look at life of Sachin Tendulkar; he kept challenging himself and bettered his own records, which is what is inspiring

Competing with others can make you unhappy and jealous. Complete with yourself and you will be energised and more determined to excel. Root of problems are expectations, it is acceptance that makes things easy.

I urge parents to accept rather than expect.  Our expectations from our children should not get heavy. Parents' expectations are much heavier than the school bags of students.
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