Arise, awake: Canada PM Mark Carney quotes Vivekananda in joint address with PM Modi

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In a joint address with Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their meeting, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invoked Swami Vivekananda, describing him as one of the greatest philosophers and highlighting his historic visit to Vancouver.    "I was reminded of Swami Vivekananda, one of the greatest philosophers... In his travels and texts, he personified the maxim, ‘Arise, Awake, and Stop not till the goal is reached’. With this partnership, we will advance, we will not stop until the goals of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Canada Strong are reached," he said.

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00:00Now to close, we're charting a future of one earth, one family, one planet, one future.

00:10And I was reminded as I was coming here of Swami Vivekananda, of course one of the greatest philosophers.

00:24And more than a century ago, I hadn't realized this until I read it, but he, in his travels, spent

00:30time in both Vancouver and Winnipeg.

00:33And in his travels, in his texts, he personified this maxim, arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is

00:46reached.

00:47With this partnership, we will advance, we will not stop, until the goals of Vixit Bharat 2047 and Canada Strong

00:59are reached.

01:00It moves us forward, it builds our prosperity, it builds for all, and it builds for a better world.

01:08Thank you very much.

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