00:00Al-Fatihah
00:30These are the world citizens coming up, people holding flags of the different countries of
00:44the world, dressed in the costumes of different countries, representing different countries.
00:51And these are the children holding the United Nations flags.
00:57They are the world citizens, keep going.
01:04This is Shukla, Shubanshu Shukla, welcome.
01:12And this is the elder brother, Shubanshu Shukla.
01:25They bring with them their smiles, on every single face we see a broad smile.
01:32And here are all little Shukz's.
01:34These are all Shukz's.
01:36I am Shukz.
01:38I request the audience to please give a standing ovation to Shukz and his family members.
01:45They truly deserve it.
01:47And a huge round of applause.
01:49This moment is not just alone.
01:51A moment which will be etched in our hearts forever.
01:56And such moments don't just happen.
02:00They are earned.
02:02If you believe ki baada hai hum jeetenge, then please wave your hands.
02:09I saw all of you smiling.
02:10I saw all of you so excited to just be there and just be doing this.
02:17So thank you.
02:18Thank you so much for that.
02:19I am told that I do not have a lot of time.
02:22I will be interacting with you subsequently.
02:25But I have grown up here in this school.
02:30I have done my entire schooling here.
02:32And sitting on these chairs that you are sitting right now.
02:35And I saw you performing on the stage.
02:37The fine bunch of kids who were doing exceptional performances out here.
02:42Let me tell you.
02:43I wasn't even halfway there what you did.
02:50I was not as talented as you are.
02:54And if I could reach where I reached with being what I was,
02:57I can only imagine what you kids are going to do when you grow up in the future.
03:03The only thing that is required is perseverance.
03:07Nothing else.
03:08Just perseverance.
03:09In my experience that I have had in the past five years of training
03:12and last one year flying to the International Space Station.
03:15And coming back and looking at how this entire landscape is changing.
03:20I think the future is extremely bright.
03:25We are at the right time.
03:27The right opportunities are existing.
03:30To cite an example.
03:33From one orbit I had three interactions with kids.
03:36One was live.
03:37And you kids participated in that interaction.
03:40And the other two were through ham radio.
03:43And in each of these interactions.
03:45At least there was a kid who asked.
03:48I did not get a question.
03:49What do you do on station?
03:50Nobody asked me that.
03:51Or what does an astronaut do?
03:53But the question that I was asked was.
03:55In each of these interactions.
03:56How do I become an astronaut?
03:58And I think that speaks volumes of where your mind is going.
04:03Please aspire.
04:04We have a great vision and ambition to land on the moon by 2040.
04:09And it would be one of you probably who will be setting foot there.
04:13But don't expect I am going to be in competition.
04:15So work hard.
04:16And we will compete together.
04:17And we will see who goes to the moon in 2040.
04:18But I think this is the golden tide.
04:19And I am just amazed by the sheer capability of what you guys have.
04:32And the future looks so promising to me.
04:37That I can't.
04:38And the energy that I have once I came back to India.
04:41It has been growing every day.
04:42Looking at the enthusiasm that everybody has.
04:44And I am so happy.
04:46Pleasantly surprised by the enthusiasm that is being displayed by everyone here.
04:52I did get a welcome in Delhi I would say.
04:54But it was nothing like this.
04:57So thank you so much for this warm welcome.
05:00I am so happy to be back home.
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