Students across globe tuned in to ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’
New Delhi, Feb 10: Leadership lessons, meditation, exams versus knowledge, focusing like a batter in action and using technology wisely, not fearfully — Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon multiple issues in a free-wheeling chat with students during his annual ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ broadcast on Monday.
In a shift from the traditional town hall format, Modi preferred a more informal setting this time and held a more deeper and lively conversation with around 35 students at Sunder Nursery here.
The nationwide broadcast of the eighth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha saw students, teachers and parents tuning in from different parts of the country. The interaction was also streamed on Amazon Prime.
Modi told students that knowledge and examinations are two different things. One should not view exams as be-all and end-all in life, he said.
During the interaction with students drawn from different states and Union Territories, the prime minister said students should not be confined and be allowed to explore their passion. He asked students to use their time in a planned way for effective management.
The prime minister spoke on issues such as ‘master your time master your life, live in the moment, finding positives, nourish to flourish’, with students quizzing him on different matters.
Urging parents to not use their children as models to show off, he said they should not compare them with others and instead support them.
“Unfortunately, there is a common belief that if someone doesn’t score well in class 10 and 12 boards, their life is ruined. Our society creates a tense atmosphere at home over low grades. You may also be under pressure but prepare without worrying about it and keep challenging yourself,” he said.
“Students are not robots… education is not solely for advancing to the next class but for comprehensive personal growth,” he said.
The prime minister highlighted how lessons from the early schooling period like gardening might have seemed irrelevant then, but they contribute to overall development. PM Modi presented ‘til laddoos’ to all the students and discussed the importance of nutrition with them. He stressed the importance of good sleep and stressed that students should not consider that their lives will be spoilt if they do not score high marks.
Thousands of students from Indian schools across the globe tuned in to watch the hugely-popular ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ (PPC) 2025 event hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. From Japan to Australia, Nepal to Kenya, the eighth edition of the initiative, aimed at reducing exam stress and promoting a positive outlook on learning, saw an enthusiastic participation from students, teachers, and parents. (Agencies)