Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that writers are like the guiding forces of any society, and Books and authors play a major role in guiding the masses because school/formal education may come to its conclusion in course of time but the process of learning goes on forever. He said this after inaugurating the beautiful Patrika Gate virtually.
The iconic gate has been built by the Patrika Group of Newspapers on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Jaipur, Rajasthan. It is designed to be a fantastic tourist attraction, reported sources.
The PM also launched 2 books – Samvad Upanishad and Akshar Yatra – authored by Editor-in-Chief of Rajasthan Patrika Group Gulab Kothari. He expressed that youth should gain more knowledge and not be distracted by novelty of technological communicatio – “Today, in this era of text and tweet, it is more important that our new generation does not get away from serious knowledge.”
He highlighted the connection between India’s freedom struggle movement and literature. “In our country, writing has developed continuously with Indianness and nationality. During the freedom struggle, almost every big name was associated with writing from somewhere. We have had great saints, scientists and writers known for their literary contribution,”
He appreciated the role played by media in creating awareness about COVID-19. The PM wished that like Indian products, the media too needs to go global. “Not only Indian products but India’s voice also has become global, Indian media too needs to be global,” he said. “Though the media is also criticised at times, more so in this age of social media, everybody needs to learn from criticism,” he said.