PM's Teachers' Day speech in 11 quick points 
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PM's Teachers' Day speech in 11 quick points

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The News Minute | September 6, 2014 | 10.08 am ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with millions of school children on Friday, the Teachers’ Day via a satellite link. The Union government had issued a circular asking all schools to make adequate arrangements so that the students could see the PM speaking.Here’s the entire speech condensed into 11 quick points as published by The Indian Express:1. Keep the child alive in you2. Politics is a service. One who is in politics should serve people like his or her family member3. If a girl is educated, the entire family is educated4. A teacher’s job is to discover the hidden talent of a student5. One should dream about doing something, not becoming someone6. I am a taskmasterFor the remaining points see The Indian Express reportAfter his address there was also a Q&A session where students could ask questions to the PM. The PM replied from the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi. He also spoke about Dr. S. Radhakrishnan whose birthday is celebrated as Teachers’ Day. ‘Dr. Radhakrishnan did not celebrate his own birthday. He celebrated a day for teachers,’ he said reported India Today.He told the students that he did not have any particular gain in speaking to them, but that ‘work done without seeking any gain gives you most amount of joy.’Watch the full video here